A fact from Meloe franciscanus appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 December 2018 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that larvae of the beetle Meloe franciscanus trick male bees into landing near them by mimicking the pheromones released by a female bee?
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