AxonsArachnida

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Cheers AxonsArachnida (talk) 23:05, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

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Thank you for the article, about "New Zealand's only medically significant native spider. It is also one of the few invertebrates in New Zealand to have absolute legal protection due to the species being in decline."! - Die Stechardin made it to the main page, - the historic woman was a flower seller ... --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:49, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

Trite parvula

Am interested in your opinion re Trite parvula. I'm wondering if it should be merged into Maratus griseus. This 2019 science blog post says T. parvula became Hypoblemum griseum. Then Catalogue of the Australian peacock spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus), version 4 (2021) moved Hypoblemum griseum to Maratus griseus. But I can't find a source that specifically shows T. parvula as a synonym for Maratus griseus. Do you think I'm on the right track and do you think they should be merged? Ta. Nurg (talk) 06:21, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

I can't find any actual research article supporting that. It's not in World Spider Catalog or any of the usual places. My suspicion is that this might refer to unpublished research, since from the description of the species it seems possible that it's M. griseus. I know a PhD research who is currently studying NZ Trite, so I've sent her a message to see if I am missing anything. AxonsArachnida (talk) 06:36, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

Hard to resist a good puzzle, so I have had another look and opened discussion at Talk:Trite parvula. Nurg (talk) 01:38, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Thinking about FAs

Thanks for your GA presentation at Wikicon. As discussed, I wouldn't mind you casting your eye over some of my better GAs. Would you think these show promise?

• 1972 New Zealand eight
• Lucien Brouha (with a GA review from hell)
• Abel Tasman Monument

There is zero urgency with this. And if you think that's too far from your area of expertise, to say so is fine, too. Schwede66 01:09, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Good article presentation

Hi I've just tried to have a look at the slides of your good article presentation but I get a "You need access" message. Is it possible that you could allow everyone with the link to view the slideshow? Thanks Panamitsu ✨ 01:37, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

I think I've fixed it. Have a try now. AxonsArachnida (talk) 01:41, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Yes it works now, thanks. Panamitsu ✨ 01:44, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

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3d scanning

Recently I went on a tour of the maker spaces in Wellington public library as part of WikiCon. They had a 3D scanner, and I was wondering whether you have tried scanning some of the invertebrates you work so hard on. I think there are lots of creative ways the schools kids could engage with 3D scans, both in virtual worlds and also the real world, via 3D printing. Stuartyeates (talk) 04:57, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

I've been interested in doing something like that for a while, but I'm not sure if the scanner would be able to capture much detail of something as small as a beetle/weta. Most of the 3d models I've seen are done with photogrammetry instead, but even then they usually use much larger insects than we have in NZ. I might just give it a go anyway and see how it turns out.... AxonsArachnida (talk) 05:40, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Am I right in thinking that for most insects activity is linked to temperature? If I can find a nice big weta and sit it on a metal plate that's been in the freezer overnight it might be possible to scan a live one. Stuartyeates (talk) 07:29, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

If they've been in the freezer for a short amount of time (ie 15-20 minutes), it'll knock it out for a bit. It's hard to get this right since insects will vary quite a bit in cold tolerance. Overnight will kill most insects. The main issue is their legs may be in an undesirable position. Also they may become active again rather quickly. Pretty much everyone who has done 3d scanning/photogrammetry of insects used dead specimens that have been dried/pinned into a natural looking position, but obviously not everyone feels ethically comfortable doing this (I'm pretty used to it and have heaps in my home collection). AxonsArachnida (talk) 08:33, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Austrovenus stutchburyi image on Commons

I had a look at Commons:Category:Austrovenus stutchburyi and see File:Cockle shell (Austrovenus stutchburyi) lying on Kapiti Coast beach in morning light.jpg. When I go to "Original file" to enlarge it, I think it looks more like a Dosinia than A. stutchburyi. What do you think? Nurg (talk) 09:31, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Good spotting. That's absolutely Dosinia anus. I've changed the category, but not sure what can be done about the now misleading title. AxonsArachnida (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Good IDing. I have move rights and have moved it to a new filename. If you ever see other Commons files that are clearly misnamed, I'm happy to look at moving them. Nurg (talk) 10:45, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

That is good to know... File:Euphonium with four rotary valves.png :-) — Jonathanischoice (talk) 21:31, 17 May 2026 (UTC)

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Promotion of Huhu beetle

Congratulations, AxonsArachnida! The article you nominated, Huhu beetle, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

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yay AxonsArachnida (talk) 01:18, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Well done! — Jonathanischoice (talk) 00:28, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Cheers! AxonsArachnida (talk) 01:10, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

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Happy First Edit Day!

Hi, AxonsArachnida, I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day! Have a great day! ―Panamitsu (talk) 23:19, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Looks like you created your account on 4 June but made your first edit on 5 June so I wasn't sure which day to congratulate you. You might like M. C. Escher's insect tessellation patterns. ―Panamitsu (talk) 23:19, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @Panamitsu! It's a lovely pattern. AxonsArachnida (talk) 00:28, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

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Two Barnstars for you!

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		Here are two shiny barnstars for your efforts on the pages Chelaner antarcticus and the New Zealand red admiral, in which you went above and beyond in the articles and reviews. I think you're the first editor to be awarded a Lepidoptera Barnstar! Keep up the good work. Alexeyevitch(talk) 03:40, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Many thanks Alex. Hopefully I'm not the last one to receive a Lepidoptera barnstar! AxonsArachnida (talk) 03:44, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Wikiproject Bivalves

Hello! This is my first time proposing this to anyone lol, but I noticed you reached out to the inactive Wikiproject Bivalves talk page around a month ago, and you marked yourself as interested. (I read your article on Austrovenus stutchburyi before too, we may have a mutual appreciation of venerids.) I wanna start getting the project back up and running. The bivalve articles could all really use some love. RealGatba (talk) (contribs) 00:09, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Nice to meet you. It's good to see someone else cares about Bivalves. To answer your question, I'm not sure how much help I can be with reviving the project. I generally more focus on land invertebrates and am pretty strapped for time at the moment. Having said that I am hoping to write up some more Bivalve species, but it'll be a pretty slow process. What do you plan to do to get the project running again? AxonsArachnida (talk) 05:06, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

I’m gonna be contacting some of the active former members and talk with people actively editing bivalve articles. I would also like to update the content of criteria for inclusion as well as establish new objectives.

Personally I am mostly aware of the state of bivalves from the eastern US, especially Florida. Where I reside our fill is almost entirely pristine fossil bivalves, with incredible diversity. Yet our most common and important species are stubs, if they exist in the first place. I can really only speculate at the state of the New Zealand articles, though you have less people on more land. I have however encountered redlinks and many stubs that could definitely use attention. Assessing the quality of articles of different regions is itself also a consideration in establishing new objectives for the project. RealGatba (talk) (contribs) 07:52, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Your goals seem pretty solid. I have no idea how much attention it will get, but it's certainly worth a shot. For one objective, I suggest trying to get a few articles up to Featured Article or Good Article status so you have some exemplary examples of what a species article can be. It's part of the reason why I've been doing this for A. stutchburyi (among other species).

NZ articles are in an especially poor state. Apparently years ago there were some massive copyright violations where a user copied from a book and edited hundreds of articles. That probably did a fair bit of damage to the development of the articles. AxonsArachnida (talk) 04:57, 17 July 2026 (UTC)