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Insect has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

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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
Current status: Good article

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Section sizes

Section size for Insect (57 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,296	5,296
Etymology	1,867	1,867
Insects and other bugs	30	8,169
Distinguishing features	2,857	2,857
Diversity	2,320	2,320
Distribution and habitats	2,962	2,962
Phylogeny and evolution	31	25,681
External phylogeny	1,787	1,787
Internal phylogeny	8,349	8,349
Taxonomy	18	10,038
Early	5,687	5,687
Modern	4,333	4,333
Evolutionary history	5,476	5,476
Morphology and physiology	61	22,274
External	1,018	4,485
Three-part body	829	829
Segmentation	1,038	1,038
Exoskeleton	1,600	1,600
Internal systems	54	17,728
Nervous	1,924	1,924
Digestive	3,562	3,562
Reproductive	1,075	1,075
Respiratory	2,424	2,424
Circulatory	1,877	1,877
Sensory	6,812	6,812
Reproduction and development	36	8,610
Life-cycles	5,458	5,458
Metamorphosis	177	3,116
Incomplete	1,498	1,498
Complete	1,441	1,441
Communication	970	12,229
Light production	2,155	2,155
Sound production	7,143	7,143
Chemical communication	1,961	1,961
Social behavior	3,036	3,913
Care of young	877	877
Locomotion	18	11,014
Flight	5,953	5,953
Walking	2,742	2,742
Swimming	2,301	2,301
Ecology	1,181	12,728
Defense	4,158	4,158
Pollination	2,318	2,318
Parasitism	5,071	5,071
Relationship to humans	72	22,968
As pests	2,519	2,519
In beneficial roles	6,932	6,932
Population declines	4,782	4,782
In research	2,649	2,649
As food	3,134	3,134
In other products	1,859	1,859
In religion and folklore	1,021	1,021
See also	147	147
Notes	27	27
References	36	36
Sources	1,350	1,350
External links	1,160	1,160
Total	137,469	137,469