The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 15:38, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
... that the female Agelenopsis aperta spider enters a cataplectic state during mating, which means they lose control of their bodies and are unconscious? Experiments have shown that the cataplectic state is induced by pheromones from the males. Source: Noureddine, Maher; Singer, Fred; Morris, Anthony; Becker, Elizabeth; Riechert, Susan; Xu, Hongfa; Hale, Jeanette (2000). "ANALYSIS OF COURTSHIP SUCCESS IN THE FUNNEL-WEB SPIDER AGELENOPSIS APERTA". Behaviour. 137 (1): 93–117. doi:10.1163/156853900501890. ISSN 0005-7959.
ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
5x expanded by Mlschoening (talk). Self-nominated at 20:51, 10 November 2020 (UTC).
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: QPQ unrequired (first DYK); AGF on offline source citing the hook and the article; I assume that the phrase "Experiments have shown that the cataplectic state is induced by pheromones from the males" said in the hook here is not part of the hook per se. (CC)Tbhotch™ 21:40, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
@Tbhotch: This was nominated 16 days too late. SL93 (talk) 01:16, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
However, on second thought as the article is currently reviewed at GAN. So, if approved, it can go, But may that require a new nomination? (CC)Tbhotch™ 01:26, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
As long as this template is open, the nomination can proceed with a GA. But how long will we have to wait? Yoninah (talk) 23:26, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Yoninah, the initial review was completed on 22 November, and is awaiting Mlschoening to address the issues raised. It's hard to predict how long the next steps will take, but with any luck it won't be overlong. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:10, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
Checking further, it appears that Mlschoening worked on this article (and nominated it at GA) as part of a course that ends in mid-December. Pinging Ian (Wiki Ed), who is listed as a resource for that class, in the hopes that the GA nomination will be responded to by the student. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:15, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
BlueMoonset, I just sent the student an email, asking them to reply or leave a note as to when they will be able to. Thanks for the ping. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:21, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
Note: Nominator is a WikiEd student editor for the Fall 2020 term at Washington University in St. Louis. (course link) The course ends on December 18, 2020. Narutolovehinata5tccsdnew 09:49, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
As of December 8, the nominator appears to be responding to comments raised at the GAN. Yoninah (talk) 12:57, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
The article was listed earlier today as a GA, so it now qualifies as "new". There were many edits during the GA review process, so the article should be rechecked before a final approval. Pinging reviewer Tbhotch to take another look. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:30, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
I'll finish it in a few hours. (CC)Tbhotch™ 05:42, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Still assuming good faith on offline sources. Except for a few typos missed in the GA review, I see no major issues with the article. (CC)Tbhotch™ 17:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
@Tbhotch: The common name needs to be cited in the lead. Footnote 1 gives the common name as Funnel-web spider. The hook fact also needs an inline cite per WP:DYK#Cited hook.
The hook has grammatical problems. If the subject is singular, it should read:
ALT0a: ... that the female Agelenopsis aperta spider enters a cataplectic state during mating, which means it loses control of its body and is unconscious? Yoninah (talk) 22:28, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
@Yoninah: Trivialities fixed per request. (CC)Tbhotch™ 15:29, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
@Tbhotch: Thank you. We've been cited at WP:ERRORS in the past over these "trivialities". Restoring tick for ALT0a per your review. Yoninah (talk) 15:35, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
QPQ unrequired (first DYK); 
as the article is currently reviewed at GAN. So, if approved, it can go, But may that require a new nomination? (CC) Tbhotch™ 01:26, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
Note: Nominator is a WikiEd student editor for the Fall 2020 term at Washington University in St. Louis. (course link) The course ends on December 18, 2020. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 09:49, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
The article was listed earlier today as a GA, so it now qualifies as "new". There were many edits during the GA review process, so the article should be rechecked before a final approval. Pinging reviewer Tbhotch to take another look. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:30, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
Still assuming good faith on offline sources. Except for a few typos missed in the GA review, I see no major issues with the article. (CC) Tbhotch™ 17:30, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
@Tbhotch: The common name needs to be cited in the lead. Footnote 1 gives the common name as Funnel-web spider. The hook fact also needs an inline cite per WP:DYK#Cited hook.
