Talk:Lasioglossum zephyrus

A fact from Lasioglossum zephyrus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 16 October 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the bee Lasioglossum zephyrum has been observed forcing open unbloomed flowers of Tennessee yellow-eyed grass to extract the pollen?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2015/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lasioglossum zephyrum.

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This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Courtney.cleveland. Peer reviewers: Shelly May, Cratermann, Paanur.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 23:56, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WashU Student Review

I added the definitions of primitive eusociality and facultative solidarity as I felt that these terms would be unclear to many readers (myself included). I also expanded on the Predators section, adding information about potential defense mechanisms and periods of higher predator threat.

Overall, I felt that the article was well-written and was able to cover a great deal of information on a wide variety of topics. I feel that there is some confusion in the Reproductive Suppression section when discussing the mating capabilities of various members within a colony. I also felt that the articles cited in the Parasite section contained a large amount of useful information that could be used to expand this topic. cratermann (talk) 23:37, 30 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review

I felt that this article was very well written, and going through it primarily corrected spelling errors in order to enhance the flow. I found that the section on Male Behavior was a little bit choppy, so reformatted that paragraph in an attempt to make it easier for the audience to read. As mentioned in a previous comment, the Reproductive Suppression portion of the page is a little difficult to follow, so I would suggest trying to simplify that subsection if possible. I added a few inline links in order to give the reader more of an understanding on the topics discussed, but for the most part I found this to be a very complete, detailed page. Paanur (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:16, 1 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review

I thought this article was very thorough in its information! After reading though it, I see that you have taken the advice of the two peer reviews above and simplified the Reproductive Suppression section; its easily comprehendible now. I edited some grammatical mistakes and changed the wording of a few phrases such as changing "male-above position" to "male above the female." I noticed that you have the same citation after every sentence in some sections and am wondering if you could just cite the article at the very end of the paragraph? I also found it very interesting that many females are successful at preventing unwanted matings, suggesting mate choice. Great job with the article! Shelly May (talk) 3:07, 1 October 2015 (UTC)