Talk:Philanthus gibbosus

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Feedback
Great article overall! It is very informative and well-written. I made a few spelling and word choice corrections but most of the suggestions that I have are concerning content. In the introductory paragraph you state that it is the most common and widespread member of the genus, but you should also state what the genus is and hyperlink it. I would add more information to your Taxonomy and Phylogeny sections, maybe some fun facts! I was a little confused from the Communication section, I would also state that their individual protective mechanisms facilitate their solitary lifestyle, not just the pheromones. Under the diet section you mention that they descend from wasps in Crabronidae. I would put this entire section in the Taxonomy and Phylogeny section, it seems more relevant. You mention their unique flight pattern, it would lend a lot to the article to explain what it is. The article is all in all very well done. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Claire.packer (talk • contribs) 01:31, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Peer Review
This is a strong article overall, especially in the description of the life cycle. I moved the discussion of how predatory behavior may have transitioned to the pollen-collecting behavior of bees to the phylogeny section as suggested by a prior reviewer, as I agreed that it seemed to make more sense there. I also changed some of the wording in the colony initiation/growth sections to make it more clear that the wasps are solitary, as that was unclear until later in the article when it was mentioned specifically. You mention once that adults feed on pollen and nectar while providing prey for carnivorous young, I think that information regarding the pollen foraging should be added to the diet section in behavior, as this is the only mention of it. Melliott132 (talk) 18:35, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

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This article appears extremely well-rounded and well-researched. My edits were mostly for clarity and to fix any punctuation/grammar mistakes I found, particularly as they related to sentence flow. In terms of content, I think that the part in the diet section about how bees are thought to have evolved from these wasps is interesting, but not particularly relevant to the diet of P. gibbosus. You might consider moving that information to a more relevant heading elsewhere, or you could create a heading for it. You talk about stinging behavior as it affects P. gibbosus prey, but you also might consider talking about stinging behavior as it affects (or perhaps doesn't affect) humans, as well as different antidotes for those stings. Finally, in the Communication section, you talk about pheromones as a way to communicate; do these pheromones affect kin recognition at all? That might be an area to discuss if the information is available. (Mpmaz (talk) 03:53, 23 October 2015 (UTC))

Peer Commenting
Great article! Really thorough, well-written and organized.

My suggestions are mostly grammatical. I fixed some tense issues, but I would suggest another read through to make sure that you catch the rest. You should also be careful of “too-strong” language where it shouldn't be (think words like “definitely”, “very” and “much”. I removed some instances of these for you, but again, a second read through could not hurt.

Additionally, I think the article might benefit from a “thickening” of citations. I understand that you are citing at the end of paragraphs, but wikipedia style allows for citations at the end of particularly relevant facts and figures as well!

Narayanan anagha (talk) 05:56, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

Alarming factual errors.
No evidence of this wasp used to control "harmful" bees. The reference given says nothing about it. As far as I know no bees are considered harmful to crops. If it was true, this subject would deserve an entire section because of being so unusual. The image of the parasite was incorrect, it was a moth, not a fly (Senotainia trilineata). Worse yet, the text called it a wasp.

They are not eusocial. They are solitary or at most share a nest. Therefore there is no division of labor.

I will have to look carefully at other sections. I fear that I will find other factual mistakes. --Polinizador (talk) 21:13, 4 May 2017 (UTC)