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Date	Process	Result
April 13, 2009	Good article nominee	Not listed
May 20, 2009	Good article nominee	Not listed
November 14, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
January 3, 2021	Good article reassessment	Delisted
December 12, 2023	Good article nominee	Listed
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Section size for Insect (57 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	5,274	5,274	549	549
Etymology	1,896	1,896	80	80
Insects and other "bugs"	32	8,246	0	518
Distinguishing features	2,906	2,906	165	165
Diversity	2,307	2,307	113	113
Distribution and habitats	3,001	3,001	240	240
Phylogeny and evolution	31	25,347	0	792
External phylogeny	1,608	1,608	40	40
Internal phylogeny	8,396	8,396	48	48
Taxonomy	18	9,962	0	448
Early	5,735	5,735	221	221
Modern	4,209	4,209	227	227
Evolutionary history	5,350	5,350	256	256
Morphology and physiology	61	22,193	0	1,516
External	1,018	4,469	8	333
Three-part body	839	839	88	88
Segmentation	1,038	1,038	128	128
Exoskeleton	1,574	1,574	109	109
Internal systems	54	17,663	0	1,183
Nervous	1,856	1,856	116	116
Digestive	3,560	3,560	248	248
Reproductive	1,075	1,075	142	142
Respiratory	2,430	2,430	157	157
Circulatory	1,825	1,825	145	145
Sensory	6,863	6,863	375	375
Reproduction and development	36	8,317	0	644
Life-cycles	5,166	5,166	309	309
Metamorphosis	177	3,115	22	335
Incomplete	1,497	1,497	139	139
Complete	1,441	1,441	174	174
Communication	970	11,914	68	734
Light production	1,855	1,855	127	127
Sound production	7,129	7,129	378	378
Chemical communication	1,960	1,960	161	161
Social behavior	3,132	4,009	216	297
Care of young	877	877	81	81
Locomotion	18	10,783	0	698
Flight	5,979	5,979	328	328
Walking	2,723	2,723	256	256
Swimming	2,063	2,063	114	114
Ecology	1,179	12,513	60	559
Defense	4,144	4,144	263	263
Pollination	2,285	2,285	102	102
Parasitism	4,905	4,905	134	134
Relationship to humans	72	22,555	0	898
As pests	2,497	2,497	125	125
In beneficial roles	6,820	6,820	222	222
Population declines	4,847	4,847	97	97
In research	2,647	2,647	128	128
As food	3,034	3,034	167	167
In other products	1,804	1,804	77	77
In religion and folklore	834	834	82	82
See also	147	147	0	0
Notes	27	27	0	0
References	36	36	0	0
Sources	1,348	1,348	0	0
External links	1,533	1,533	0	0
Total	136,138	136,138	7,285	7,285

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