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Acanthoxyla prasina - "the prickly stick insect" request for re-evaluation after re-write

Possibly misidentified mantis

I opened this discussion because I suspect the specimen in a photo belongs to different species of mantis. Opinions from more knowledgeable people are welcome. StefanoTrv (talk) 20:18, 30 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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AntCat/References

Should there be a section added to the task force page with useful resources for finding references for species, genus and other stuff. I've created a few articles at this point and have only just found out about AntCat and I feel like other new editors/new ant editors could appreciate the guidance and recommendations in finding citations.

II don't know that much about how WikiProject pages are meant to be set out and haven't had much time to look into it so I don't know whether or not this is allowed. FranticSpud (talk) 14:35, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This was meant to be put under the ant task force denomination of the wikiproject, but i think its still applicable. FranticSpud (talk) 14:45, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I do not know how i didnt read any of the resources part of the ant task force subpage nor the article style for the main wikiproject :p FranticSpud (talk) 22:51, 13 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We should have an article for stylus / styli

We should have an article for stylus / styli

In a few of the most primitive insects (the Archaeognatha), the metasomal segments bear small, articulated appendages called "styli", which are often considered to be vestigial.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasoma

Modern Archaeognatha and Thysanura still have rudimentary appendages on their abdomen called styli

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_insects#Early_evidence

Etc - these are mentioned in about 10 existing articles.

Here's the existing disamb page for "stylus" / "styli" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylus_(disambiguation)

- ~2025-40964-19 (talk) 17:06, 15 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]