Template:Did you know nominations/Worker policing
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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 11:59, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Worker policing
[edit]- ... that in certain species of bees, ants, and wasps, workers sometimes cannibalize the colony's eggs if they aren't laid by the queen?
Created/expanded by GenesBrainsBehaviorNeuroscienceKL (talk). Nominated by WilyD (talk) at 08:13, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
This is a well-referenced article about an interesting topic. I think it needs a little work before it's ready. The hook is good, but it's hard to follow the facts when you look at the article. This may be 'just me' as a reader, but I find the language to be a little bit circuitous and vague. The lead, in particular, is confusing: "Working policing is a phenomenon involved in ..." "It may involve..." Perhaps we can construct a clearer definition of the phrase working policing itself? Also it would be good to provide multiple examples of cannibalism to support the hook -- right now I'm only seeing one (the wasp, last in the 'examples' section). Salaam, groupuscule (talk) 18:28, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
New changes clarify the lead and the examples, looking great. Thanks! Almost all of the references are unfortunately behind paywalls, but abstracts strongly confirm the basic claims made from the articles. (Web searches also verify the basic claims independently.) I say it's ready to go. groupuscule (talk) 03:48, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
