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FranticSpud

— Wikipedian ♂ —
Name	FranticSpud
Pronouns	He/Him
Country	United Kingdom
Current location	North East of England
Languages	English
Time zone	GMT
Race	100m sprint
Height	6'9, source: trust me bro
Hair	Longer, curled and not very tasty
Eyes	Brown, but still pretty
Handedness	Right
IQ	big one
Family and friends
Pets	2 (presumed) L. niger queens (deceased), and 2 communal guinea pigs
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
Hobbies	Gaming, ant-keeping, DnD, editing wikipedia, palying piano (badly), 3d printing and a handful of other nitbits and doodahs
Religion	Atheist
Politics	Left-leaning, pro-abortion, pro-trans rights, pro-lgbtqia+ rights
Movies	1. Across the Spiderverse, 2. Into the Spiderverse, 3. idrk
Shows	Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss, TADC, ATLA and TLOK, Arcane from league
Books	Currently reading through Of Ants and Dinosaurs, enjoys reading non-fiction about ants
Music	UT/DR soundtracks, plus some other songs from shows I watch (Hazbin, Helluva, Arcane and TADC) as well as sleepyghost (go check them out on yt), and a little bit of other stuff like AJR
Interests
didn't i already do this?
Account statistics
Joined	9th May 2025
Edit count	just over 400 as of late march 2026
Userboxes
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I somewhat recently joined Wikipedia and I think I'm confident in it's tools, policies and guidelines, though I will make a few mistakes.

I created an account to expand and create articles related to ants. After finding AntWiki too complex for most people, and Wikipedia lacking coverage on many, many species, I decided Wikipedia needed help and I would likely be of use. I'm currently looking through and cleaning up ants of Britain, till I move on to more tropical species. I also plan to expand, fix and correct a handful of other topics, though mainly still in focus with my interests.

I don't edit particularly often, but I contribute where I can. I often take farrrr too long to make edits

View my sandbox here, where I'm composing/expanding articles as well as experimenting with a couple of features. I also have a second sandbox linked here, where I am putting relevant information and other bits and pieces. I'm also going to be attempting some essay writing or some variation in my third sandbox

Please note, my account is not dead or offline, I just can go for long periods without editing.

I love ants, Godzilla, UT/DR, HK/SS, Timberborn and a handful of other nerdy stuff and games. These being my main focuses of editing, though I love the random article feature and before making an account I'd spend hours reading through the random articles it threw at me.

Articles I have created: Stenamma westwoodii, Ponera coarctata, Ponera testacea, Hypoponera ergatatandria (idk how to spell it tbh)

Articles overhauled/major contributions/changes: Stenamma debile, Hypoponera Punctatissima

Photos I have uploaded:

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  First image, pocket bible
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  Grey Heron catching a fish
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  Low Barnes nature reserve
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  Another grey heron photo
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  A wallaby I saw on my trip to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park
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  A golden lion tamarin, I was one of 10 or 11 photographers taking this golden opportunity for a photo

User:Jts1882/Phylogeny and taxonomy resources#Arthropods - User-created list of resources for a variety of sources

AntCat - Barry Boltons online catalogue of ant-related papers

AntWiki - Detailed wiki for ants, its in the name really. (see this RSN discussion about it's reliability)

AntWeb - Detailed photos of nearly every ant taxa on the planet, all free to use on Wikipedia too

• Laius Flavus extension
• solenopsis fugax
• Continued expansion of hypoponera
• Put more articles on my watchlist
• All british ants to Start level or better
• Expansion of the articles ive already made/contributed to