Talk:Ulomoides dermestoides

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How I can learn science Lebeko Motheo (talk) 19:22, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

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Hello, I'm Movadoor and am currently working on some Wiki pages as a part of an ecology class. As a part of the class, we are assigned to make some comments on talk pages for articles we found interesting. You can see them below:

The strengths of this article are the levels of detail in explaining the beetle’s relationship to the field of medicine. The article showcases the history of the beetle and how it was used in this native area before being transported to other regions. The article discusses how researchers investigated the specifics of the beetle's supposed medical properties, and it evaluated the positive and negative consequences derived from the beetle’s use in an unbiased manner.

Three subjects I feel could be created or expanded upon into their own categories are the beetle's behavior, habitat/range, and life cycle. It was mentioned that the beetle produces the quinone chemicals as a defensive compound. I feel like this could be expanded to explain how its production is a defensive behavior conducted by the beetle against predators, possibly leading predators to consume the beetle at lower rates. A habitat and range category could be beneficial in clarifying where exactly in Asia the beetle resides as well as where it might have been moved/imported. The article mentions its appearance in Japanese and Chinese medicines as well as being imported into parts of South America, and a new category would help to elucidate where exactly it resides. A life cycle category would be beneficial as it would show how the beetle develops over the course of its life in its environment/s. Movadoor (talk) 02:40, 27 April 2024 (UTC)