Head of a common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Feb 2016 at 09:31:41 (UTC)

Reason

Meets all of the FP criteria for SVG diagrams, including being freely licensed

Articles in which this image appears

Earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology

Creator

KDS4444

• Support as nominator (and my God, it has been a long time coming!) Am taking suggestions for changes/ improvements, if anyone has any. – KDS4444 ^Talk 09:31, 10 February 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support - Beautiful. Very useful. —  Chris Woodrich ( talk) 15:24, 11 February 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support – nice work. Bammesk ( talk) 03:44, 12 February 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support – Jobas ( talk) 17:45, 12 February 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support Superb, like almost all your diagrams are. Adam Cuerden ^{( talk)} 04:56, 14 February 2016 (UTC) reply
• Support - Wow! Can't think of a better word. I've only dabbled in the most basic diagraming - a clade or two - but this is off the charts. Excellent contribution. Atsme ^{📞 📧} 14:19, 15 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Aw, shucks, Atsme...! Thank you!! I think my scallop diagram was technically a better drawing, but I've been working on this one for over a year now and finally decided it was time to bring it to the world. I have a revised limpet that might be done soon, and there's a scaphopod I must finish ere I leave this world (which I hope won't be for a very long time yet, but at the rate I go sometimes, you never know). So keep your eyes peeled, there will be at least two more! (eventually). KDS4444 ^Talk 03:12, 16 February 2016 (UTC) reply

• The George R. R. Martin of diagrams. All we need to do now is convert these diagrams into a hit show on incest, politics, and a little worm with a punchable face killing anyone and everyone. —  Chris Woodrich ( talk) 00:13, 19 February 2016 (UTC) reply

You realize this kind of flattery is going to make me spend even more of my time making even more diagrams of even more creatures...! KDS4444 ^Talk 07:55, 19 February 2016 (UTC) reply

• A better timesink than TV Tropes.  —  Chris Woodrich ( talk) 11:01, 19 February 2016 (UTC) reply

• Comment: It's an excellent diagram, but the details are rather tiny. I know it shouldn't be an issue with SVGs, but this still somewhat limits practical use; the nephridia are barely discernible at 1280px. Also, I'm wondering if it would be possible to convey the repeated segmentation without having to draw every single septum, which currently partly obscures much of the detail, covering the organs in swaths of blue overlay. -- Paul_012 ( talk) 12:34, 19 February 2016 (UTC) reply

• Got your comment, and I've now taken a shot at changing the image per recommendations: I adjusted the septa so that they would be more transparent generally and then less transparent toward their edges and centers with a more transparent ring running between the two (if that makes sense...?). I also tried to make the nephridia more prominent by removing some of their darker outlines, making the bladder brighter, and making the shadow behind each nephridium appear darker. One of the problems with the nephridia is that they just are very thin parts of the worms anatomy, and don't even show up well in most sections. But they are there, and are part a very important body system, so I think they must be included. Let me know if they are any more discernible now. Also note that I have included a number of small details which are just going to be missed by most casual observers (details like the tiny nephrodiopores). I drew these in because I knew they were there— think of them as Easter eggs for those who really take a thorough look at the image! KDS4444 ^Talk 16:52, 19 February 2016 (UTC) reply

Promoted File:Earthworm head.svg -- Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 09:48, 20 February 2016 (UTC) reply