# Talk:Katipō

I found these on flikr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27388205@N00/

The only other thing I can think of WRT comprehensiveness is its toxicity vs. mactans and hasseltii. Also the black katipo. Otherwise, stick it up at GAN. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:53, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

The Good Article review can be found here. Dr. Cash (talk) 18:34, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

A recent case of myocarditis following a katipo spider bite was reported in the NZJM (http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/abstract.php?id=4105). This is significant because it's the first known case of the toxin affecting the heart of a human. Should it be added to the article? Wocky (talk) 06:39, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

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"The first in situ scientific study on New Zealand spiders was published in 1857". https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AkEEJ2FinYFp57Di8Mfa/full
I feel this should be included in the article, but am unsure how to stuff it in there in a smooth way. Thoughts?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by AxonsArachnida (talk • contribs) 10:43, 30 June 2019 (UTC) 

Hello I am a college student in a Behavioral Ecology course taking part in the WikiSpiders project. This article's information is really detailed and informative, but with some easy tweaks, it can be more consistent with the general WikiSpiders Outline. 
Currently the behavior section of the article talks about prey capture techniques and construction of the web. Using the WikiSpiders guidelines, these can both fall under the subcategory of Webs to make a more targeted, delineated page. Both of these pieces of information are quite complex and can be elaborated on in these sections. Similarly, under the reproduction heading there’s a really good paragraph on spider oviposition. To avoid confusion on the classification of this behavior, it should go under a parental care heading. Lastly, the article has a very good breakdown on spider’s bite and its toxicity, but it’s under a toxicology section. Using the WikiSpiders outline, this information should fall under a bite to humans and animals section. Also in this section, authors can elaborate on how these spider bites affect animals. Akwan826 (talk) 03:57, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

The entry did a good job of explaining the origin of the name “katipo”, which refers to the belief that these spiders bite more at night. Even the variation in the appearance based on sex and developmental stages was well explained in terms of colors, size, and patterns. I thought it was pretty surprising that this spider is well known in New Zealand despite it being rarely seen. It was also interesting that though this spider is highly venomous, causing latrodectism like black widow spiders, it rarely bites and has not caused deaths since 1901. I wonder if this is related mainly to the serious decline in the number of organisms, or because of its less aggressive behavior. Some headings that I feel should be added for a greater understanding about this species are social behaviors which is barely touched on, enemies (predators, parasites, diseases), and also any special aspects about the species’ physiology and senses. Since it is mentioned that the only known predator is a wasp from the family Ichneumonidae, I would find it useful if there was some detailed information about this predator and its eating behaviors. In addition to that, because this is an endangered species, more behavioral information about Steatoda capensis, the species which is displacing the Katipos would be beneficial. Prernask (talk) 02:42, 7 October 2020 (UTC)