- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 13:25, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
Primicimex
- ... that the blood-sucking bug Primicimex cavernis survives in a cave in Texas while the bats on which it feeds, overwinter elsewhere?
- ALT1:... that the bedbug Primicimex cavernis survives in a cave in Texas while the bats on whose blood it feeds, overwinter elsewhere?
- Reviewed: Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 07:16, 20 February 2020 (UTC).
An interesting article! Article is long enough, expanded and nominated in date, and is well sourced, meeting all policies. The facts are cited in the article and check out in the source used. There were points where it was at first a little unclear whether the article was referring to the parasites or the hosts, but that's not anything to hold up this nomination. Similarly just from the journal article I read, it would be interesting to add some details such as that Primicimex cavernis can go up to 1.5 years between feeding, that they usually only feed for a few days, and that having done so they detach from the host and settle in crevices to digest. A hook along the lines of ... that the blood-sucking bug Primicimex cavernis can go up to one and half years between meals? would I think be quite interesting as well, not knowing much about entomology, but perhaps this isn't as interesting as it at first seems. QPQ has been done. This looks good to go. Spokoyni (talk) 18:31, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for the review. The trouble with your hook suggestion is that the "up to one and a half years" is referring to cimicids in general and not to this particular species, although it is apparent that it can survive for many months without feeding. We are safer with the approved hooks. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:40, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
