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Here, we read: For most ophthalmotropic moth species, tears form the largest part of their diet and they are not specialized to a single host species (Buttiker 1964, 1967; Banziger 1972, 1987, 1992). ꧁Zanahary꧂ 03:52, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Filodes fulvidorsalis drinking tears from a human eye, a behavior known as lachryphagy

... that some insects drink tears? Source: Jones, Lance E.; Grimaldi, David A. (2022-09-15). "Revision of the Nearctic Species of the Genus Amiota Loew (Diptera: Drosophilidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 458 (1). doi:10.1206/0003-0090.458.1.1. ISSN 0003-0090.
- ALT1: ... that some insects drink the tears of their predators? Source: van den Burg, Matthijs P.; and de Rueda, Javier Aznar González (2021-01-01). "Lachryphagy by cockroaches: reptile tears to increase reproductive output?". Neotropical Biodiversity. 7 (1): 276–278. doi:10.1080/23766808.2021.1953892.
- ALT2: ... that some bee colonies may have specialized tear-collectors? Source: Bänziger, Hans; Burgett, Michael D.; Bänziger, Saengdao; Klaithin, Kanokwan (2024). "Bees that love tears: A review of Lisotrigona congregating at human and animal eyes (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Meliponini)". Journal of Melittology (121). doi:10.17161/jom.vi121.22447. ISSN 2325-4467.
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Created by Zanahary (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

꧁Zanahary꧂ 04:16, 14 April 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing... Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 22:36, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Created from redirect in the last couple days, long enough, meets basic policy requirements.
Noting that the same citation doesn't need to be add two sentences in a row (WP:REPCITE), but this isn't a policy requirement.
One of the most interesting Wikipedia articles I've read in a while. The hooks are great. ALT1 is hardcore and would be my first choice.
All hooks are cited and verified.
QPQ in progress. It looks like you haven't done checks in the article yet, and the nominator is waiting for a reply.
Assuming you finish the QPQ that's in progress, this should be good to go. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 🛸 23:16, 14 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Thebiguglyalien! The QPQ is done. As for repeated citations, I find it's helpful for me while adding to articles to add a citation to the end of every statement that may at some point be rearranged or separated from its later anchor. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 18:48, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]