Talk:Evarcha culicivora

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NEW INFO I added most of my information yesterday and took some stuff out but not a ton! Let me know if you see any errors/ confusions. My information was in a slightly different order, with cannibalism under diet and I also did not distinguish between the 2 types of feeding and instead focused on putting the plant information under interactions w/ plant wasn't sure. I like the set up for the most part! I hope my additions are okay!Katherine.handley (talk) 15:13, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 15 September 2020 and 17 December 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Arielfeng, Katherine.handley. Peer reviewers: Arielfeng, Katherine.handley, SlyFox52, ShawnXiaoWiki29Sept, Prernask, Keremyucebas.

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Interesting BBC Article
This might be worthy of inclusion in the article- http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9398000/9398408.stm JakCurse (talk) 09:42, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

"It is the only known animal that selects its prey based on what the latter has eaten."
What is this based on? As far as I can see any kleptoparasite does this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arboviral (talk • contribs) 15:41, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Edits from a Behavioral Ecology student
Hi! I rewrote and reorganized the whole page. I added a lot of extra information. I deleted the previous content because I have already integrated it into my writing. All previous published information on this page should be covered in the current page. I deleted a few external links/further readings, because either the link is not working or I have already cited it as a reference. Arielfeng (talk) 15:41, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

Layout
I had my information laid out a little bit differently and I wanted to ask just a few questions. Would we consider the interaction between the plants and the spider mutualism? I have no evidence on the plants receiving any benefit, so I placed this information under new section titled "Plant Relationship." I know this wasn't one of the listed categories but it feels more appropriate. I also don't think cohabiting needs to be its own category especially if it is one sentence, I talk about it within the courtship tactics and it might be more beneficial to just have it there then to try and make it is own category? Katherine.handley (talk) 15:25, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi Katie! I agree with you on cohabitation section being too short. I deleted its individual section and integrated into the Nest section and linked it to the Courtship section you wrote, where the readers can find more information on how cohabitation plays a role in courtship. I also integrated your writing about the Web section into my writing, since my original writing was just 2 short sentences. I cited your sources. I also agree with you that “Plant Relationship” might be a better title than “Mutualism” because I was also hesitant when I wrote this title. I did not find information on how the plants benefit from this relationship either. It seems like scientists are still investigating on that. I changed the name of the section to “Plant Relationship” as you suggested. Arielfeng (talk) 12:20, 01 November 2020 (UTC)

Comments
This entry covers many aspects of the jumping spider Evarcha culicivora. I found this entry very enlightening, especially the section “potential to fight the malaria disease.” Better than drug treatment, Evarcha culicivora can eliminate the malaria from its first host, mosquitos. This biological control is ingenious. One striking characteristic of this jumping spider is that it selectively feeds on mosquitos with blood meals. In the diet section, the author explained this selective behavior very well. In terms of revision, I found a paper that describes the mate choice in males and females. This paper can be a great supplement to your mating section. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShawnXiaoWiki29Sept (talk • contribs) 21:47, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Edits by Behavioral Ecology student
The content in this article is very well cited and contains a wide array of information. I really enjoyed learning about the mosquito speciality of this species. However, I did find quite a few grammatical mistakes and confusing sentences. I edited the article to correct these mistakes, as well as changing some of the sentence structure to be more inclusive to a wider audience. I also split a few larger sections into smaller sections. Additionally, I moved one of the photos into the taxobox, as there was no image previously in the box.SlyFox52 (talk) 01:20, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Edits from a Peer Student
I really liked your article as it was concise, well-worded and informative. I made some minor edits: I added some links I thought would help the reader follow the article easier (e.g. Anopheles, nectar, salticids, etc.) I added a subsection where you were talking about the importance of scent in the spider’s diet and titled it “Role of Scent”. I think it makes the diet section more organized and easier to follow. I also could not understand why you placed “Prey Catching Technique” under Webs, so I made a separate section called Behavior and placed it under there. I think the fact that Evarcha culicivora can sense the scent of blood is very interesting, so maybe you could talk about what physiological properties allow it to smell so well. I also made some minor grammatical edits, fixing wording and typos. Keremyucebas (talk) 23:06, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Comments from Behavioral Ecology student
I think this is a very thorough and well written article! I especially liked the specific descriptions you included about the spider's diet and how you distinguished between predatory and non-predatory feeding. Evarcha culicivora I have added the last paragraph to the visual processes subsection under physiology detailing the feature detection abilities of this spider related to distinguishing Anopheles mosquitoes from other potential prey. Also at the end of the predatory feeding section (last paragraph), I described how the preference of E. culicivora in capturing prey is the diet of the prey and how much blood meals they have recently had based on an study conducted related to the spider’s visual receptors and ability to correctly attack prey without olfactory cues. In the external links section at the end of the article, I have linked a youtube video which shows this spider’s movements and behavior up close. Prernask (talk) 02:56, 4 November 2020 (UTC)