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Although few people ever see a katipō spider, it is widely known because it is one of the few venomous native animals in the country. It is the only New Zealand spider to have featured on a postage stamp, as part of the Creepy Crawlies series produced by New Zealand Post in 1997.
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Reference: 1997 Creepy Crawlies stamp issue
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