Talk:Zygoballus sexpunctatus/GA1

I'll see how we can review this sort of article for GA status. I've had some experience in plants and fungi with extremely meagre information. Let's see what can be buffed up. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:32, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

• Okay, I know that not much is known but the lead is too small.
  • Any suggestions on this would be appreciated. Kaldari (talk) 21:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

• You mention the spider is little known - in which case a reference which reports this and have it mentioned in the article (which it currently doesn't) e.g. "Little is known of its ecology - what it eats and what eats it" or something similar. Some sources might add that better-studied related species do 'x' and hypothesize about this species. Anyway, have a look.
  • Good idea. Kaldari (talk) 21:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

• The article doesn't mention whether it is rare or common.
  • Like most jumping spiders, no information is known on its population distribution. Kaldari (talk) 21:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

• Given we're scarping for info, finding out where the type specimen was collected and adding it would be good (and where it is currently housed).
  • True, I'll see if I can dig up such info. Kaldari (talk) 21:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

• The life cycle leaves me mystified - what is the immature form? Also, where are the egg sacs laid? do the spiders guard them? If this is unknown then add it as such.
  • All of the lifecycle information is gleaned from a single entry in a table in the Gibson article. No specifics are provided. I'm not even sure if this information is really reliable enough for the article as it is only taken from a single location. However, I decided to include it since there is so little information otherwise. "Immature" just means not sexually mature, i.e. prior to final instar. Kaldari (talk) 21:21, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Anyway, this is small but an intriguing challenge...Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:32, 8 November 2009 (UTC)