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Rhyzopertha, a Common card
Rhyzopertha is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Bostrichidae, the false powderpost beetles.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 142
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,700
Power 142 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Rhyzopertha quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Rhyzopertha card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is also a major pest of ______.
Answer
peanuts. It is also a major pest of peanuts. From the Rhyzopertha article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Tropical cyclones in 1993. Tropical cyclones in 1993 76 · Geology of the Pacific Northwest 72 · Okra 68 · Rhyzopertha 65 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Irrigation in India. Irrigation in India 11,000 · Behavioral enrichment 6,600 · Rhyzopertha 4,700 · Cyclone Savannah 2,400 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The sole species, Rhyzopertha dominica, is known commonly as the lesser grain borer, American wheat weevil, Australian wheat weevil, and stored grain borer.
- It is a beetle commonly found within store bought products and pest of stored cereal grains located worldwide.
- It is also a major pest of peanuts.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Rhyzopertha article was read about 4,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Rhyzopertha
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Rhyzopertha (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : division, CSIRO, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
