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The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 11:34, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Grasshopper

 * ... that a grasshopper (pictured) uses a catapult mechanism to launch itself into the air?


 * Reviewed: 1997 Mostar car bombing

Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). Nominated by Cwmhiraeth (talk) at 08:09, 6 May 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Substantial article on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF. The hook needs the citation right after the sentence, please. I think the image of a couple looks more interesting. Open to a hook about that ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:15, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gerda. There is an inline citation for the hook fact in the last sentence of the first paragraph in the section "Jumping". As to the other image you have proposed using, we could have:
 * ALT1 ... that grasshoppers (pictured) lay their eggs in pods in the ground? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:12, 19 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for doubling the ref. ALT1 is not as exciting, - I would still prefer the second image (which has "mating" in the title, because the other of course also doesn't show catapulting.
 * Symbol voting keep.svg - Hope to see the article for FA ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:10, 19 May 2015 (UTC)