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Talk:Hadronyche formidabilis

message: What's the taxon on this species? I could not find anything unanimous. --Sarefo 02:19, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Taxon?

message: Article says, "Thankfully, the northern funnel-web as well as the Sydney funnel-web only can be found in Australia." I suppose this is NPOV. I can't relate to "thankfully", though, because I live in Sydney! For a mammothly arachnaphobic dude like me, "aggressive, fast and deadly", mean my irrational fear is augmented by a credible threat.
Actually, I was relieved by the word "thankfully", because it showed someone else understood my fear. There's more than five million of us sharing space with these dark little darlings, I guess we're winning atm. Also, the spiders here are nothing compared to the snakes, or the crocodiles, and we have sharks too.
Normally none of these creatures are hard to deal with, it just gets a little tricky when there's more than one and you're half asleep.
Oh well, got to get back to work at the Australian Tourism Commission. Alastair Haines 08:53, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  My immediate reaction to the article was the same objection to "thankfully".  I've changed it now. --Irrevenant [ talk ] 02:59, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Hmmm
Talk:Aphonopelma

message: Aphonopelma can be dissected into a + phon + o + pelma. Pelma is routinely used in the genus names of tarantulas to mean 'leg'. A- would be expected to mean 'not, without'. The problem is the phon component, which could come from φωνή, giving an overall meaning like 'without sound-making leg', i.e. 'without stridulating leg', or from φόνος, giving an overall meaning like 'without killing leg'. It seems pretty clear that Pocock (1901) meant the former, but he doesn't actually say this, so the evidence is too indirect in my view to be used in the article. Aphonopelma was a genus "dismembered from Eurypelma". The first such listed by Pocock is Citharacanthus which is described as having "a system of stout plumose stridulating-bristles upon the trochanter of the palp and first leg", whereas Aphonopelma has "no plumose scopula on posterior side of trochanter of palp, merely simple hairs, and no spines or spiniform setae on the posterior side of the coxa of the palp", i.e. no apparatus that would enable it to stridulate. Peter coxhead (talk) 10:38, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology of the genus name 

message: According to the WSC, Dugesiella is now a genus, as such a new article should be made, and the overlapping species removed.  MaskedLynx (talk) 00:08, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing the re-direct from Dugesiella to Aphonopelma
Talk:Selenocosmia crassipes

message: Is this spider Selenocosmia crassipes or Phlogius crassipes? 203.17.70.161 04:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I was dissapointed to find that the slang or humorous fart reference to barking Spider is not here Please update.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.125.44.226 (talk) 21:30, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. -- Thisis0 (talk) 14:02, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is not the humorous reference to barking spiders included? 

message: The information doesn't start til you scroll down a page, it mentions weird things like.. "Smaller forms" which apparently have girls' names.. and then.. seriously? a barking spider is a term for a fart?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.11.36.169 (talk) 14:03, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  THis article is downright bizarre 

message: This page should not be titled "Barking Spider" — this is not a barking spider. How do we change it to "Queensland Whistling Tarantula". All Australian Theraphosids are whistling Tarantulas.Robertwhyteus (talk) 11:51, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updated with material derived from the most authoritative source, the author of the species description.  

message: There was a separate article at the English name "Eastern tarantula". I have merged all the relevant extra information here. Peter coxhead (talk) 06:40, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge
Talk:This Perfect World

message: I am ALMOST positive that I read a story in Rolling Stone where Johnston said that the dying old man in "This Perfect World" abandoned his daughter after his wife was killed in a robbery. Most interpretations of the song finger the old man as being the murderer himself, but I am ALMOST positive that Johnston didn't write it that way. Anyone have any information? Drysarcasm 02:25, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The title track

message: In regard to "Evie's Tears," it seems safe to say that the abuse the woman has suffered is at least "evidently" by a priest. The fact that the abuser has reached over "in the middle of her confession," as well as the later reference to her as a "Catholic girl," strongly (though perhaps not conclusively) suggest that a priest is responsible.Chris k (talk) 01:45, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Abuse by priest
Talk:Tliltocatl vagans

message: Finally a correct rating that doesn't have to address length of article. I am a little critical of all the 'experts' who 'own' wikipedia. An example, the huge article on "Evolution" starts in the first sentence addressing: "Biological evolution". Eventually someone will hold their feet to the fire and rename It: "Evolution of Life", or "Biological evolution", Since there are so many other varieties of "Evolution". (Plus their ignoring Earth evolution by focussing on the (unnamed) "Biological evolution").  Anyhow... its nice to see a B rating on a shorter–type article.  --from the SonoranDesert of Arizona- ..Mmcannis 02:49, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Finally a "Correct" rating

message: I think my picture would look better in the article, but I didn't want to offend anyone, so I'm posting it here. ;-) It was taken in Mexico in 2006. --Janjan2 11:02, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better Image 

message: I made a gallery and uploaded a picture of a juvenile as well. Didn't remove anything from the article Privateiron (talk) 12:17, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Images 

message: Better than the normal "pet" section, but poorly referenced (ie not at all) and still hovering on the edge of a care sheet. Ill modify in the next few days with some luck Man Over-bored (talk) 14:47, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  In captivity section 

message: The article stated "Brachypelma vagans is a species of tarantula known commonly as the Mexican red rump or Mexican black velvet. It ranges predominantly in Mexico, but can be found as far south as Belize, Yucatan, El Salvador, and Guatemala. " But The Yucatan Peninsula is part of Mexico. Soparamens (talk) 17:13, 25 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Geography 
Talk:Chinese bird spider

message: The article refers to "several species of old-world tarantulas which are found in China and Vietnam" but, after all the synonyms, there seem to be only two. Is this right? Opus131 (talk) 04:52, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem is that English names for spiders tend to be used in less reliable sources, so understanding which species are meant isn't always easy. The name of the subfamily Ornithoctoninae means "bird killer", so "bird spider" is sometimes used as part of the name for any of the species in this subfamily. So any Ornithoctoninae from China could be called a "Chinese bird spider", but only the two listed appear in what I regard as reliable sources. (A general issue with tarantula articles on the English Wikipedia is that, like Ornithoctoninae, they appear to have been written by, and from the point of view of, those who keep them as pets.) Peter coxhead (talk) 06:33, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  How many species?
Talk:Haplopelma

message: Unsourced claim of 8" (20cm) leg span seems highly dubious - probably based purely on anectodal Chinese bird spider stuff. -- Boing! said Zebedee 09:33, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Leg span

message: The picture labeled H. lividum here appears to be a lampropelma 'singapore blue'... can anyone verify or disprove this?--Williamsburgland (talk) 00:21, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like H.lividum to me (I've kept several of them) - but I haven't seen a Lampropelma sp, so if they're very similar then I could be mistaken. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 07:35, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I posted it on arachnoboards to see if anyone else can ID it... if there are any other editors you know of please feel free to have them chime in...--Williamsburgland (talk) 15:40, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Genera related to Lampropelma, Cyriopagopus, etc. are known to be confused/confusing. Peter coxhead (talk) 19:32, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: The World Spider Catalog now treats Haplopelma as a synonym of Cyriopagopus. I've moved all relevant material there and made this a redirect. Peter coxhead (talk) 19:33, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Redirect
Talk:Lasiodora parahybana

message: This Dumd Butt ugly fat stupid gay  spider can be very bold, frequently staying out in the open as opposed to hiding. They can flick utricating hairs quite readily if annoyed. While their venom is no more medically significant as a bee sting, their fangs can reach a length that will cause great pain if bitten.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.177.200.2 (talk) 21:12, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
Talk:Eternia

message: There was a suggestion to merge The Three Towers into Masters of the Universe - I think it would be better to merge it into this article instead, so I have moved the merge tags. Essexmutant 07:25, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: definately needs to be merged into this article. It could easily be included under notable locations --NeilEvans 13:56, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Just looked at the Eternia page and there is already reference to the Three Towers. If there is no more info that can be added to that article then it should be merged into Eternia, however if there is more history and info to be added then maybe it does warrant its own article. --NeilEvans 14:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge from [[The Three Towers]]

message: In the minicomic: The Magic Stealer, there was an apearance of Procrustus, a god who held Eternia together with his many arms.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.8.230.39 (talk) 21:24, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Procustus 

message: This article should be restored. It is a significant [fictional] place for many people who grew up watching these series. J 1982 (talk) 18:36, 25 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Restore
Talk:Max Papis

message: :The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was PAGE MOVED per discussion below. -GTBacchus(talk) 20:55, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Add "* Support" or "* Oppose" followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
*Support as nom. Recury 15:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: Add any additional comments
:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate.  Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.</div>
::I think he was usually known as Massimiliano while in Formula One, but as Max once racing in the US (much as Alessandro Zanardi Anglicised his name to Alex for the US market).--MartinUK (talk) 11:32, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion
Talk:No Music Day

message: Why consider for delete? There are many days which have trivia facts.--SavX 02:39, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Place a mention for it in the Bill Drummond and 21 November articles then, maybe? The feeling was that it didn't need a seperate article because the no music day is not famous or notable. --kingboyk 11:35, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Why consider for delete?
Talk:Greenbottle blue tarantula

message: There should be a special section about what special requirements it has in captivity, does it need misting, does it need a large cage,etc. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spacecase610 (talk • contribs) 03:12, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is an old, ignored thread, but one that needs to be finalised by the info on WikiPets, a separate online encyclopedia devoted to collectors of tarantulas, scorpions and reptiles which does not need to be duplicated by WP. Cheers Bjenks (talk) 07:04, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Keeping one as a pet 

message: Can someone with the knowledge/skill pls rename the article Greenbottle Blue Tarantula (cap inits for each word). Cheers Bjenks (talk) 05:04, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Interestingly enough, different capitalization conventions are used for different groups of species.  People who study birds almost always capitalize all the parts of the bird name.  People who study fish usually only capitalize if the species is named after a person.  Even more complicated rules exist. --TeaDrinker (talk) 06:53, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The complete set of rules is laid out in the Manual of Style if you want all the details and exceptions, but basically vernacular names in article titles are lowercase except for the first word. Other examples: Blacktailed_red_sheetweaver, Box kite spider, Diving bell spider, Flower crab spider, Golden silk orb-weaver, Recluse spider, Spiny orb-weaver, Wall spider Sesamehoneytart 16:54, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalise proper name 

message: These spiders enjoy very dry climate. They will drink from a water dish, and misting is not needed. A dry habitat with a water dish and a place for them to hide such as a fish tank ornament for them to web up. They will even web quite busily as spiderlings  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.177.200.2 (talk) 21:09, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Habitat
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Sociology/Organization

message: The "Top" List of sociology topics will be used to "prime the pump" here at WikiProject Sociology.
The flat list is quite large and comprehensive but has no organization or structure other than alphabetical. Sociology is of course the "Top" article. I'll go ahead and start some standard WP:1 procedures to get us going. You'll like it (I hope). • CQ 02:50, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

message: Hi JenLouise. I didn't think anyone cared *smile*. Maybe there is an acceptable outline somewhere of how Sociology topics break down. I am certainly not an expert and I've pretty much turned into a WikiGnome here at Wikipedia, shifting my efforts to Wikiversity. But I'ld be happy to work on this particular endeavor, if others will pitch in. Thanks for the note, User talk:CQ#WikiProject for Sociology. • Q^#o • 14:41, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  9 months later...
Talk:Tegenaria parietina

message: Giant house spider claims that T. duellica is the largest member of the family.  However, Tegenaria parietina gives larger dimensions all round.  Either the values in one or both articles are wrong, or the "Largest member of family" title should go to T. parietina.
:T. duellica: Female: 18.5mm; Male: 12-15mm; leg span: 25-75mm
:T. parietina: Female: 20mm; Male: 17mm; leg span: up to 140mm
Iapetus (talk) 09:16, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Largest Tegenaria?
Talk:Prince Kan'in Kotohito

message: The title of this article, "Prince Kan'in" is in error, as "Prince Kan'in" can refer to any male member of the Kan'in-no-miya household. To be precise, this article should be called “Prince Kan'in Kotohito for clarity and to maintain standardization with wiki article naming for other members of the Japanese Imperial Household. 
MChew 10:33, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I have a question about that: Is it correct also to say "Prince Kotohito of Kan'in", just like the format "Prince Tomohito of Mikasa"? Gryffindor 10:37, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Tegenaria domestica

message: I would like to move this article to change its name to Barn funnel weaver spider because that is the proper name of the animal.  Right now, I have the Barn funnel weaver name redirecting to this article. Before yesterday, this proper title was not even brought up in the article. DarthGriz98 14:39, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have moved the article to the taxonomic name since that one is universal. DarthGriz98 01:50, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Possible move

message: "Since a spider's first reflex after being disturbed from the rear is to move forward, usually the spider will retreat into the container placed in front of it" does not make sense. One cannot retreat forwards, even if one is a spider; if one attempts to retreat forwards, the retreat has become a route, which seems even more inappropriate for arachnids. I will change it to 'advance'. Stub Mandrel (talk) 12:54, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Retreat forwards!

message: On a TV program entitled `Spider House' broadcast in January 2019 on the BBC4 TV channel, UK, the `house spider' as found in the UK was referrred to as Tegenaria gigantea.  Is this the correct name or a synonym for T. domestica?  Barney Bruchstein (talk) 21:41, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The latest correct name for the species formerly known as Tegenaria gigantea is Eratigena duellica. Our article is at Giant house spider; we haven't caught up with the most recent name change yet. Spiders in the two genera Tegenaria and Eratigena are notoriously difficult to identify without microscopic examination of their genitalia. However, the "common" and the "giant" house spiders are definitely different species. An adult female of the latter species has a body about half as long again as a female of the former. Peter coxhead (talk) 20:24, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  T. gigantea? 

message: A bit about the evolution of this species would improve the article. Humans have only been living in recognisable houses for a few thousand years, so presumably the spiders used to live somewhere else before that. --Ef80 (talk) 22:06, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Evolution 

message: 3 general categories that are missing in the entry but that could be included are their social behavior, diet, and interaction with humans. While this entry provides ample information about distinct behavior between different sexes, it provides little information about group behavior and how they coexist with one another. This information could provide a valuable insight to the grouping concept we read in Behavioral Ecology earlier this week. Information about the diet of the barn-funnel weavers may be helpful in exploring more about their prey-predator relationships with other animals, and potential hunting mechanisms. Lastly, a category about interaction with humans can serve as a good application of these spiders to our daily lives, making the spider a more tangible topic and perhaps even more interesting.
Dyklee (talk) 04:03, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Behavioral Ecology Assignment
Talk:Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent

message: These persons had the place names at the end of their names to distinguish each other.  They are related but they are not the same persons.
Please heed the work that has gone into the two respective articles. These are different persons.  These articles draw on the authoritative www.allmusic.com and strongly reputable sources.Dogru144 13:08, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Londoner not the same person

message: The article and categories don't really match; one says 1720; the other says 1750; the LC authority file has citations for both dates. I will look at New Grove Online next week to see if there is a definite date--FeanorStar7 (talk) 02:20, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Death date problem
Talk:Tegenaria atrica

message: Well, I've personally measured females at 19 mm and males at 18 mm body lenght and over 9 cm legspan) so the max size estimate is a bit conservative imho.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.51.151.36 (talk) 12:01, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually it is grossly exaggerated because of wrong units :) (cm instead of mm, fixing now) Rulatir (talk) 15:01, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

text: How venomous are they? --MoRsE (talk) 22:18, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Pink Floyd

message: It's eye-wateringly expensive. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:51, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I've seen this issue with other books, where the print copy is insanely expensive (over £100) but the PDF version stops being so after a while. It seems to be a workaround in order that you can still supply legal deposit copies with the BL and elsewhere, while not having to pay loads for a print run that might not make back the profits. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:48, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  New academic work on Pink Floyd 

message: You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council § Determining the future of B-class checklists.  This project is being notified since it is one of the 82 WikiProjects that opted-in to support B-checklists (B1-B6) in your project banner. DFlhb (talk) 11:50, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: B-checklist in project template
Talk:Madagascarchaea gracilicollis

message: in "External links":
"Article with very nice picture", but:
 
"Sorry, the requested page could not be found."
-- Ruediger from Luebeck  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.230.250.145 (talk) 12:43, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Talk:Volcano: The Blast Coaster

message: This ride is not themed after the 1997 movie, the movie was NOT made by Paramount, and the ride is themed in Congo, and the movie takes place in a city. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bigfatcharlie (talk • contribs) 02:56, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This ride is not themed after the 1997 movie 

message: Here's an excerpt that caught my eye:  Unfortunately, the movie bombed and nothing came out of the plans other than renaming the Safari Village section into Congo. Nothing happened to the mountain until 1997, when holes, caves, and a repaint of the mountain occurred. Something was happening...    "Something was happening..." is not an encyclopdic expression, nor is the description of the mountain changes. SpikeJones 15:30, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  needs some rewrite adjustments... 

message: Volcano hasn't been operational for much of the season, but even in such a situation, the ride's status does not change from "Operating". Wikipedia is not a travel guide, so it's not incumbent upon us to have up-to-the-minute information on whether or not the ride is running. Further, we don't need speculation as to the reason for the closure.  --McDoobAU93 17:29, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ride status and infoboxes
Talk:Araneus

message: How does one of these make a  web between far apert objects the one that lives in my yard made one that I just can't wrap my head around how it possibly could have gotten the first strand across or goes vwrweet 2 roofs roughly 20 feet apart and I'd a huge terrifying looking spider I've seen plents of em this is the biggest I've come across I know there's no danger so I leave it but damn it still scary as hell just looking at the giant Edgeunsinn (talk) 01:58, 29 September 2023 (UTC)
Talk:Araneus alsine

message: Proposal to merge from the Strawberry spider article.
It seems that "Strawberry spider" is another common name for Araneus alsine – ie. in addition to "Orange wheelweaving spider" as mentioned in this article.  Source for this includes a report by the UK Forestry Commission, and see also references listed at present in the "Strawberry spider" article.
Wikiscient (talk) 22:10, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Merging now (pending further discussion). Wikiscient (talk) 20:23, 25 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a deadlink now. Here's a different one Sophie means wisdom (talk) 20:04, 27 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal