Talk:Streaked spiderhunter

File:Arachnothera magna - Kaeng Krachan.jpg to appear as POTD soon
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Arachnothera magna - Kaeng Krachan.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on June 23, 2016. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2016-06-23. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:10, 7 June 2016 (UTC)

Name
Any explanation for the name of this bird? The article leaves me wondering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.241.146.106 (talk) 11:13, 23 June 2016 (UTC)


 * I've the same query. Obviously, the spider connection has to do with its use of cobweb in nest construction - but why "spiderhunter" for a nectar feeder? Any insight as to why this came about? Btw, that's a lovely photograph. Haploidavey (talk) 15:28, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Description
One generally hyphenates compound adjectives when they appear together before a noun, as in "olive-yellow color." Tammystark (talk) 16:17, 23 June 2016 (UTC)