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The result was: promoted by G S Palmer (talk • contribs) 17:03, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Megaponera analis

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• ... that Megaponera analis (pictured) raid termite mounds so effectively they have been nicknamed after the fierce Matabele tribe of the 19th century?

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5x expanded by ETF89 (talk). Nominated by Julia W (talk) at 23:43, 18 October 2014 (UTC).

• Expanded >5x from 302 to 1688 bytes of prose. No copyvios found, plenty of citations to reliable sources, no neutrality issues. Hook is catchy and short enough - Latin name in article doesn't match that in citation, but this is explained and sourced within the article body. QPQ done. Good to go.

• The lead says they got this name due to their "sophisticated, military-like organisation", but the source says they were given this name because of their raiding behavior. This needs to be cleared up in the lead. Also, please add some paragraph breaks to the section "Raiding behavior". Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 20:13, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

• Hello Yoninah, their raiding behaviour is sophisticated and has a military like organisation (in other words it refers to the same thing), although I can see how that could lead to a bit of confusion so I clarified it:"Their sophisticated raiding behaviour gave them the trivial name Matabele ant". I also added some paragraphs to the raiding behaviour section (I have to admit it looks nicer now). Thanks for your review and in helping me make the article better. --ETF89 (talk) 22:39, 22 October 2014 (UTC)
• I also wanted to mention that the article was moved from Megaponera analis to Megaponera. Since it is the only member of the genus and I wanted it to conform with wikipedias policy on naming conventions for monotypic taxa.--ETF89 (talk) 11:07, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

• OK, thanks. The article does look very good and I did a quick copyedit for English grammar. I fixed the link in the hook, and am restoring the tick. By the way, that is a stunning picture that you took. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 12:21, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

• Thank you Yoninah, as a hobby photographer I am always happy when people like my pictures. I also recently added a Gallery to the article with some more pictures if you are interested.--ETF89 (talk) 15:42, 23 October 2014 (UTC)