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Paederus[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk)

... that tiny Paederus beetles may have caused plagues (insects and blisters) among the ten Plagues of Egypt?

Reviewed: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 9 ([1])

Created by Sharktopus (talk). Self nom at 00:14, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Some possible ALT hooks:

ALT1... that dermatitis caused by Paederus goes by many different names including "whiplash dermatitis" and "spider lick"?
ALT2... that the toxin in female but not male Paederus beetles is made by symbiotic bacteria?
ALT3... that painful Paederus dermatitis is caused by and named for the genus Paederus, tiny beetles that neither bite nor sting?

Hook

Length, format, content rules: Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Source: I added a link to the source: it checks Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Interest: Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Image suitability, if applicable: Both work - no opinion about which is best Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
ALT hooks, if proposed: I much prefer the hook in the nomination - plagues of Egypt. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Article

Length: Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Vintage: Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Sourcing (V, RS, BLP): Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Neutrality: Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Plagiarism/close paraphrasing, copyvio: Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Obvious faults in prose, structure, formatting: Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments/discussion: ~~We can't use coins as they are under crown copyright. Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:47, 5 August 2011 (UTC) Ignore me. I suck. Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:48, 5 August 2011 (UTC)~~ You do not in the least suck, you are teh awesome! 01:22, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All checks - good to go. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:21, 9 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]