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Katipō

Katipō (pronounced /kɑːtɪˈpɔː/ kah-tih-PAW or /ˈkɑːtəpoʊ/ KAH-tə-poh; Latrodectus katipo) is a species of cobweb spider found only in New Zealand. It is one of many species in the genus Latrodectus and is most closely related to the Australian redback (L. hasseltii). It is venomous to humans, its bite being capable of producing the toxic syndrome…

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Katipō

Nodes105
Edges104
Triples156
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019048
Components1

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Katipō

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related to Distribution and habitat · 22
Katipō → Aotea Harbour, Both, Dunedin, Gisbourne, Great Barrier Island, Greymouth, Hawke's Bay, In, It, New Zealand, North Cape, North Island, On, South Island, Taranaki, The, These, Waikato, Waipatiki Beach, Waipiro Bay
related to Conservation status · 21
Katipō → Both, Climate Impact, Coastal, Data Poor, Declining, European, Furthermore, Human, It, Much, New Zealand, New Zealand Threat Classification, Range Restricted, Several, South African, Steatoda, System, The, There, Trend
related to Taxonomy · 19
Katipō → Although, American, Arthur Urquhart, Elizabeth Bryant, Eventually, He, In, It, Later, Latrodectus, Llewellyn Powell, New Zealand, Several, Swedish, Tamerlan Thorell, The, There, Theridium, Urquhart's
related to External links · 15
Katipō → April, Data, James Roberts, Latrodectus, Museum, New Zealand Te Papa, October, RadioNZ Critter, RNZ Saturday Morning, Spider Olympics, TongarewaKatipō, Week, Wikimedia CommonsKatipō, Wikispecies Media, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Toxicology · 15
Katipō → Alternatively, Antivenom, Bites, Canadian, Envenomation, If, In Māori, Latrodectus, Māori, New Zealand, No, One, The, Their, Whanganui River
related to Description · 12
Katipō → As, For, It, Latrodectus, New Zealand, North Island, One, Rare, South Island, Steatoda, The, There
related to Habitat · 10
Katipō → Ammophila, Because, Due, Ficinia, It, Marram, New Zealand, The, This, Webs
related to Prey capture · 9
Katipō → After, Bellorchestia, Cecyropa, Earwigs, If, Like, The, These, Whether
has treatment · 6
Katipō → If, New Zealand, Opioids, Stocks, Treatment, Unlike
related to Web structure · 5
Katipō → If, Like, Of, The, These

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web species female found latrodectus male new zealand spider abdomen black katipo sand red may silk habitat redback also one

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Katipōcauseseffects known as latrodectism0.90text
Katipōis amember of the genus Latrodectus0.90text
Latrodectus mactansinstance ofThis genus has a worldwide distribution with notable members0.80text
the native pīngaoinstance ofIt can sometimes be associated with dunes several kilometers from the sea when these dunes extend inland for long distances.Webs are typically established in low-growing dune pl…0.80text
rubbishinstance ofor other debris0.80text
beetlesinstance ofbut it typically catches wandering ground invertebrates0.80text
the katipō is punishable by a fine or even imprisonmentinstance ofkilling an absolutely-protected species0.80text
Katipōhas treatmentTreatment0.60section
Katipōhas treatmentIf0.60section
Katipōhas treatmentStocks0.60section
Katipōhas treatmentNew Zealand0.60section
Katipōhas treatmentUnlike0.60section

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