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Article Evaluation on Traumatic Insemination

The lead section of this article features an introductory sentence that describes the topic of traumatic insemination in a clear, concise manner. It provides a brief description detailing the major sections of the article. There is no information present in the lead section that is not covered more extensively in subsequent sections of the article. Overall, the lead provides a concise overview of the article.

All content present in this article is relevant to the topic of traumatic insemination. But the most recent piece of referenced material was published in 2015, which raises the question whether there are more current publications available from within the past six years to enhance the article. Perhaps more information can also be provided with regard to behavior in the female bedbug post-traumatic insemination as she must shift her focus to healing from her copulatory wound and laying her fertilized eggs soon thereafter.

A neutral, non-biased perspective is maintained throughout the article. Perhaps the section detailing interspecies traumatic insemination could receive additional representation to match the amount of content in the other subsections.

The facts provided in the article are well-sourced, where most information was drawn from peer-reviewed articles with links that are still operational today. However, the vast majority of sources have aged over a decade, which again imposes questions of whether the most current information out there is present in the article.

For the most part, the article is well-written and organized ― in a clear and concise manner ― that can be easily followed. There is a grammatical error present in the sentence, “It therefore seems unlikely that sperm from other males could be inseminated when a male that has himself suffered traumatic insemination mates with a females.” The grammar can also be improved to provide a more-concise delivery in the sentences, “After impaling a female, the male can "taste" if a female has been recently mated. If he does, he will not copulate as long and will ejaculate less fluid into the female.[18]”

The article includes images as well as a video that enhance understanding of traumatic insemination. They all feature descriptive captions which adhere to Wikipedia’s copyright regulations and are laid out in a visually appealing arrangement.

The article has been given a B-class rating on the project’s quality scale and is within the scope of WikiProject Animals. In the article’s talk page, an editor last proposed an edit request to make several additional changes to enhance the present article.

I would assess the overall status of this article as well-developed but not yet fully complete. While there is already a great amount of detailed information present in the article, there is likely further to contribute. The article did an exceptional job to provide an overview of traumatic insemination while focusing on the most extensively researched species for this behavior, the bedbug. However, the article could use several minor grammar changes to improve its written quality. It can also likely be enhanced with any new information brought to light through research that was published within the past six years.

— Strike2426 (talk) 01:03, 20 September 2021 (UTC)