The katipō (Latrodectus katipo) is an endangered species of spider native to New Zealand. It is one of many species in the genus Latrodectus , such as the Australian redback ( L. hasseltii ), and the North American black widow .

The Katipo or Red Katipo Spider (Latrodectus katipo) is a vulnerable, venomous spider native to New Zealand. The Katipo Spider is a widow spider and is related to the black katipo, the Australian red-back spider and the black widow spiders.

The katipō (Latrodectus katipo) is an endangered species of spider native to New Zealand. It is one of many species in the genus Latrodectus, such as the Australian redback (L. hasseltii), and the North American black widow. The species is venomous to humans, capable of delivering a potentially dangerous bite.

On the basis of this study, 19 key sites for katipo conservation are proposed. The katipo is threatened with extinction for a myriad of reasons: the main factors appear to be loss of habitat and declining quality of the remaining habitat.

Apr 23, 2018 · While their closest relative, the Australian redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii), makes a nuisance of itself by living in close proximity to humans, katipōs keep to themselves on the seashore, living in driftwood, grass, and discarded bottles and cans on the sand dunes.

A study on the habitat and population of New Zealand's most poisonous spider, the red katipo, shows it is now endangered.

The iconic female red katipo has a silky, ebony-coloured, pea-sized abdomen marked by a crimson dor­sal stripe like a lightening bolt and an hourglass-shaped marking on the underside. The female black katipo lacks the stripe, and her hourglass is faint.

The katipo (Latrodectus katipo) is an endangered species of spider native to New Zealand. It is one of many species in the genus Latrodectus, such as the Australian redback (L. hasseltii), and the North American black widows.

Katipo are an iconic coastal species, and one of the most well known endemic invertebrates within New Zealand. While most New Zealanders know of the katipo (spider), for the public, coastal care groups, and even conservation managers to easily identify katipo can be another matter.

Katipō come in two varieties. North of a line across the middle of the North Island, one finds predominantly black katipō South of that line one finds only the more well-known red katipō with a prominent red stripe on their abdomen.