No, the katipo is an endangered spider native to New Zealand. Although related to Australia's redback spider, it is not the same species.
A Katipo is a native bird in New Zealand.
Katipo or Red Katipo Spider (latrodectus katipo) is a venomous spider native to New Zealand. The life span is about 12 months (year). The Katipo Spider is an endangered species and recently has become threated with extinction.
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Katipo or Red Katipo Spider (latrodectus katipo) is a venomous spider native to New Zealand. The life span is about 12 months (year). The Katipo Spider is an endangered species and recently has become threated with extinction.
The katipo is a native spider of New Zealand, related to both the American Black Widow spider and the Australian Redback.
Katipo
There are poisonous spiders all over the world. There is one native New Zealand spider that is venomous, the Katipo spider. Additionally, we now have the Australian Whitetail, and the Australian Redback. The latter related to the katipo and black widow spiders
Katipo was created in 1870.
Katipo or Red Katipo Spider (latrodectus katipo) is a venomous spider native to New Zealand. Their habitat is sand dunes. Typically they have their webs in low growing plants and vegetation that can be found associated with sand dunes areas. They have also been noted for constructing their webs under drivewood, stones and other debris found on the shore. The life span is about 12 months (year). The Katipo Spider is an endangered species and recently has become threated with extinction.
New Zealand's only native venomous spider is the Katipo Spider. It is also New Zealand's only venomous creature. Two venomous spiders have been introduced from Australia: these are the white-tailed spider and the Redback spider.
I think there are quite a few, but I know there is only one poisonous one, the Katipo.
Do we have katipo spiders in Christchurch, NZ