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Polyphylla barbata

 * ... that the flightless female Mount Hermon June beetle spends most of her time burrowed underground and only comes out to mate, but returns underground immediately afterwards?
 * ALT1:... that the lifespan of the Mount Hermon June beetle may be 2 to 3 years long, but the male's adulthood may last merely a week and the female likely dies shortly after laying eggs?
 * Comment: This is a very late nom., made on the assumption that we need more hooks. --PFHLai (talk) 19:28, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Created/expanded by IceCreamAntisocial (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 19:28, 11 September 2011 (UTC)




 * Symbol delete vote.svg I generally give nominations of other people's articles a bit of leeway, but two weeks is way past the old "8-day" Swahili rule. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:25, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I totally understand. I put this (and a few others) up here only after seeing the low numbers on Did you know/DYK hook count. Pls skip as you see fit. --PFHLai (talk) 03:25, 12 September 2011 (UTC)