# Talk:Theridion grallator

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 September 2020 and 17 December 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Cjing99. Peer reviewers: M.s.w.lee, Delanieludmir, Dyklee.
Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 11:16, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

"grallator" in itself is not a binomial. It is a specific epithet. I'm changing this. I don't know if there is an article specifically about specific epithets, but if there is, anyone is welcome to link to it. I wish people who have no taxonomic training would stop providing false information.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.112.232.84 (talk) 06:46, 16 March 2012 (UTC) 
I changed this so it still includes the link to "binomial", but removes the false information about "grallator" being a binomial in and of itself.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.112.232.84 (talk) 06:55, 16 March 2012 (UTC) 

M.s.w.lee (talk) 00:28, 2 November 2020 (UTC) I added an enemies section. I thought the article was written very well and had great sources. I thought the structure followed the spider article outline.
This is a very well researched article and I especially liked the detail about color morphs, female-male interactions, and parental care. I added a video to show the diversity in the appearance of T. grallator in its natural environment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPoZgzmdNWw&ab_channel=Wiki4All). In addition, I compiled more information about the colonization history of this species (evolution section) and also the patterns of the carapace and abdomens of the spiders (genetic factors underlying color morphs section). Prernask (talk) 17:26, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Overall, this article was very well-written, well-cited, and had sufficient images. I edited mainly for minor errors in grammar and sentence structure. Additionally, I added in quite a few hyperlinks to make the article more accessible to readers, e.g. in the Description section. Good job! SlyFox52 (talk) 20:08, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

I have edited the article for grammatical errors and checked for possible syntax errors. I relocated the image that was towards the end of the article to next to "Color morph" as it seemed more relevant. I added two additional images to better showcase the "happy face" pattern of the spider and give an example of a possible habitat (Clermontia arborescens). Overall, this is a very informative article with clear writing. 
Dyklee (talk) 20:31, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Crystal’s Wikipedia page for Theridio grallato was extremely thorough and informative. In addition, she included many interesting headers that gives readers a clear depiction of the spider’s behavior. Since the Wikipedia page was so thorough and well-written, the two biggest changes I made were removing some phrasing that made sentences sound subjective, such as the word “likely” and phrase “it is believed”. In addition, I added a subheader to make a section shorter. The sub-heading I added was “genetic factors underlying color morphs”, which divided up the color morphs section. ~~
delanieludmir (talk) 22:03, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Theridion grallator/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: RoySmith (talk · contribs) 16:46, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
I'm starting this review. My plan is to do two major passes through the article, first for prose, the second to verify the references. In general, all my comments will be suggestions which you can accept or reject as you see fit. -- RoySmith (talk) 16:46, 26 April 2021 (UTC)

RoySmith, Thank you for your suggestions. I just went through them. Let me know what you think. -- Cjing99 (talk) 10:21, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
Cjing99, Thank you.  I'm going to mark this as having passed the GA review.  Thank you for writing this; it's a very nice piece of work and an important addition to the encyclopedia. -- RoySmith (talk) 13:58, 29 April 2021 (UTC)


### Prose
Some of the lead does not summarize material in the main body.  "Its Hawaiian name is nananana makakiʻi", "The specific epithet grallator is Latin for "stilt walker""
"a spider in the family Theridiidae that resides on the Hawaiian Islands." I think you want "which resides" (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/grammar/that_vs_which.html).
Just passing by. Wanted to say that this is a restrictive clause, so "that resides" is correct. This might be easier to see if we consider a simplified version of the sentence: "Theridion grallator ... is a spider that resides on the Hawaiian islands" (vs. "Theridion grallator ... is a spider, which resides on the Hawaiian islands").
Changing this to a non-restrictive clause would require the introduction of a comma before "which", and the sentence would then imply that the whole family (not just this spider) is restricted to the Hawaiian islands. And that's not true, according to the family article. Armadillopteryx 17:25, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
Armadillopteryx, I stand corrected.  Thank you. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:29, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
"In addition to the variety of color polymorphisms present in T. grallator, this spider also demonstrates the interesting quality of diet-induced color change..."  Maybe rewrite as "In addition to a variety of color polymorphisms, T. grallator demonstrates diet-induced color change..."  I think it reads better, and leaves out the editorializing about which qualities are interesting.
"small spider with a body size less than 5 millimeters long", If this information is available in a WP:RS, include the overall length, including the legs.
"resembling a smiley face", I'd make all of "smiley face" the linked text.
"Each spider has a unique pattern", I could be missing something, but all I see in the cited reference is, "the amount and pattern of pigment varies greatly among individuals".  That's not quite the same as every individual is unique.  In fact, if "Some lack abdominal markings altogether", then all those lacking any markings at all are clearly not unique.
Link "polymorphism" the first time it's used, although I'm not sure which of the various articles listed under Polymorphism#Biology is the right one.
Link "dominant" to Dominance (genetics) the first time it's used.
Link "allele".
Be consistent in how you spell "Hawaii" (mostly you use "Hawai’i", but in one place I spotted it without the apostrophe).
"T. grallator lives beneath the leaves of plants, where they spin a much reduced web.".  Reduced compared to what?  This could also be combined with the next sentence, i.e. "T. grallator lives beneath the leaves of plants, where they spin a much reduced two-dimensional web."
"It is usually found on the underside of the leaf", clarify that "it" refers to the web, not the spider.
"T. grallator spiders tightly cling on to underside of leaves" -> "cling to the undersides"
"turn around rapidly and toss its silk onto the prey to unravel it."  I don't understand what this is saying.  What is getting unraveled?  The web?  The prey?
Link to Olfaction the first time it is used.
"somatic movements and web-plucking." somatic should link to something, not sure what.  Somatic cell, maybe?
"Because T. grallator belongs to a family of spiders with very low levels of visual acuity.", was this intended to be connected to the next sentence?
" notably aggressive against intruders right after the birth of her young," is "birth" the right word here?  "Hatching", perhaps?
That does it for my first pass.  I'll come back, probably tomorrow, and pick this up.


### References
http://wehewehe.org/ reference needs full citation.  Also, when you use it in the lead, you translate "nananana makakiʻi" as "face-patterned spider", but the dictionary calls it "Happy face spider".  I'm also not sure if this qualifies as a WP:RS, as it's unclear how much editorial oversight there is.
You cite this paper via JSTOR, which unfortunately doesn't provide the full text.  However, it's available here, so please link to that.  Sadly, I can't find a DOI for it.
"Guanine as a colorant in spiders: development, genetics, phylogenetics and ecology" is available full-text on ResearchGate, so link to that.
General comment: please make a run through each of your citations to peer-reviewed literature which don't have DOIs or links to full-text versions on line and see if you can locate those.  Copy-pasting the title into google (surrounded by quotes) is often constructive.
Just to clarify, Research Gate isn't considered a WP:RS per-se, but as long as you have a full citation to the original peer-reviewed publication, adding an additional RG link for the full text is useful if the full text isn't otherwise available.
Other than the above comments, no issues with WP:V.


### Other criteria
No problems with breadth of coverage, neutrality, stability, or illustrations.