Talk:Pardosa milvina

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I thought this was a very well-written article. I added embedded links to the following words: chemotactile, cursorial predators, arthropods, and Tigrosa helluo. Under Description, I clarified that the long spines were on the spiders' legs. Under Habitat and Distribution, I added that the "large variances in abundance throughout the year" could occur between months or between years. Under Leg Autonomy, I included that losing their legs helps them escape from predators because their predators grasp onto their body parts during an attack. For the Detecting Predators section, I am curious as to how the spiders know if the predators are alerted to their presence.Mlschoening (talk) 02:52, 30 October 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): Saachijain. Peer reviewers: Arielfeng, ShawnXiaoWiki29Sept, Mlschoening.

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Comments
This Wikipedia entry is very well-prepared, with comprehensive sections and subsections. The text is fully referenced. The right hand side box shows lots of key information, including phylogeny and images. All sections are just the right length, complying with Wikipedia writing guidelines. I liked the detailed and reliable descriptions of protective behaviors, which is sequentially divided into three parts: detection of predators, change site, and re-growth of legs. These full and accurate descriptions show a solid foundation on first-hand references. I as a reader found it very enlightening to read. However, I would like to point out some revision suggestions. In the leading section, there is a sentence “... keeping them in egg sacs and carrying them for a few weeks after they are born.” I think what you mean is after the eggs are laid in the egg sacs, not the emergence of spiderlings. I would change that to “after laying eggs.” Also, I found an article that describes the airborne sexual communication in this species. This article is a great supplement to your section about mating behavior. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShawnXiaoWiki29Sept (talk • contribs) 21:41, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Edits from a Behavioral Ecology student
Hi! This is a really well-written page. I like the lead section. It summarizes all the key characteristics of this species really well. I added a few embedded external links to the following words: arthropods, New England, Georgia, Rockies (I have noticed on other spider pages, normally the words of a geographical location have links attached). I also extended the parasite section because it was a relatively short section. I was interested in learning more about it, so I added more information. I also created internal links from the “predators” description to the parental care section, since it mentions “egg sacs” which is fully explained in the parental care section. Besides, in the Description section, it is discussed that there is a difference in body size of the largest female and the largest male. I was wondering if P. milvina display sexual dimorphism. Arielfeng (talk) 18:38, 01 November 2020 (UTC)

Some comments
The article starts a paragraph with: In addition to sexual pheromones on spider silk. This formulation implies that the pheromones on the silk are known by the reader. But that cannot be assumed here. Maybe the paragraph could begin with description or reference to description of these pheromones.--Ettrig (talk) 14:44, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Slightly later: ''Researchers put unmated and mated females in pitfall traps and observe the behavior of adult males. The result is that males are more likely to fall into the traps with unmated females ...'' I find this illogical: If it put into a trap it will be in the trap and cannot fall into a trap. Were they put into an area with several traps with different content? --Ettrig (talk) 14:49, 25 November 2020 (UTC)