Talk:Zebra spider
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Conservation status
editCan anyone confirm the conservation status of this species? The bbc science & nature page http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/350.shtml, which is almost identical to this article, has the same entry for conservation status save for the word 'not', reversing the meaning. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Camsy83 (talk • contribs) 10:00, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
Looks like it's not protected, according to this [1], and there isn't really a need - they're in practically every garden in Britain. Totnesmartin (talk) 10:49, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
I love these amazing little creatures i could sit and watch them all day long even though i am terrified of spiders!
Citations?
editWhoever wrote this article has used most of the BBC information. Isn't A citation needed?SlumberlandIV (talk) 13:36, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
Well, it is evil Own Research, but I see these crawling on the sunny outer wall, rarely inside rooms —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.74.128.149 (talk) 16:55, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Suggesting they were named because of their behaviour 'when observed'(?) is without citation, and conflicts with another source of information I found that says they are called it due to their stripy and flashy patterning. They were originally described here: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y3pIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA117&redir_esc=y&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false but I can't read Swedish EeekiE (talk) 09:43, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
How long do they live for?
editThis piece of information is missing from this article Simon How can I help? 15:31, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
Comments from a College Behavioral Ecology Student
editHello! I am a college student taking a Behavioral Ecology course. This article written on the zebra spider is fairly detailed in the information currently presented, but it is lacking a bit in the behavioral department. The lead section is interesting and definitely tells you important information about the spider, such as the fact that it is a jumping spider that doesn’t build a web and is named based on its black/white coloration. It also talks about the scientific name’s Latin origin. For the behavior section, a very detailed account of the zebra spider’s hunting process is given, which is a definite plus. In terms of missing information, more could be given on the reproduction/mating section. While there is some information about courting, more detail could be given about, for example, male-male interaction/competition. The article could also benefit from adding information about social behavior as well. There is no information regarding whether the spider often associates with others or hunts alone. The only part addressing more than one spider is the section about reproduction. Lastly, information regarding the zebra spider’s predators could be helpful as well. The article only mentions what the zebra spider will hunt, but not what it gets hunted by. The talk page had one comment asking how long the spiders live for, which also would be a good thing to include in the article. In terms of the importance rating, I would agree that it is mid-importance. These spiders seem fairly common depending on where you are from, but I haven’t seen one myself so I don’t think it deserves to be any higher than mid-importance. B-class also makes sense since the article does have some good information, but is missing some other important info. Nickh994 (talk) 05:39, 6 October 2020 (UTC)