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Kōrero: Spiders and other arachnids

Katipō spiders

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Katipō spiders

The female katipō (left) is much larger than the male, and has a large red stripe on its upper surface. Only the female is capable of biting humans.

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by Simon Pollard

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Simon Pollard, Spiders and other arachnids – Venomous spiders, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12721/katipo-spiders (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Pollard, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.