User:FranticSpud

Hello Wikipedians, and welcome to my user page. Please do enjoy the read, and hopefully learn about me and my Wiki experience.

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Name	FranticSpud
Pronouns	He/Him
Country	United Kingdom
Current location	North East of England
Languages	English
Time zone	GMT
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
Hobbies	Gaming, godzilla figure collecting and a few others
Account statistics
Joined	9th May 2025
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Wikipedia

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 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 may often take somewhat long leaves of absence due to mental health related concerns, though you shouldn't worry, just be aware.

Currently

I usually do not have long chunks of time to do editing, so (especially for my sandbox) edits can come in 5-10 small chunks, meaning it can be difficult to review, of which I apologise for.

View my sandbox here, where I'm composing/expanding articles as well as experimenting with a couple of features.

Interests

I love ants, Godzilla, gaming and a handful of other nerdy stuff, and these are 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.

I also love the idea of WikiFauna and I've enjoyed reading through them. I am thinking of creating a new species, the WikiAnt, though I don't really have time right now and I want to prioritise the physical ant species who are under-represented here.

Personal Life

I am not willing, nor ever willing to disclose anything about my personal life without just cause, though I will say that I live in the North East of England (born and raised) in a railway town.

Education

I currently have a secondary-level education on a variety of academic subjects though there are many things where I display higher levels of education. My career path is currently set on being a myrmecologist as I love the little creatures we call ants.

Contributions

Articles I have created: Stenamma westwoodii, Ponera coarctata

Articles overhauled/major contributions/changes: Stenamma debile

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