The "katipo," found in sedges on the beach of New Zealand, is dreaded by the Maoris, who traditionally refuse to sleep nearer than half a stone's throw from the water, that being the extent of range of the spider.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Poison Bugaboo] Reference

The katipo is an endangered species of spider native to New Zealand.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference

The 22-year-old was apparently attacked by a katipo spider in Northland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

N. Zealand's katipo is related to Australia's redback (pictured) and North.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference

When chest pain and other symptoms developed the next morning, doctors presumed he had been bitten by a katipo.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference

DoC says the dunes have significant conservation value and are home to a rare sand tussock, katipo spiders and the Notoreas Wellington moth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio New Zealand News Headlines] Reference

There is a note of danger in the name of the redback spider, though it is also descriptive: it is the katipo of New Zealand, related to the American black widow.    From Wordnik.com.  [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VIII No 3] Reference

Chest pains and other symptoms developed and it was assumed he had been bitten by a katipo, an uncommon beach-loving spider - whose bite is sometimes fatal - which is related to.    From Wordnik.com.  [China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper] Reference

Chest pains and other symptoms developed and it was assumed he had been bitten by a katipo, an uncommon beach-loving spider -- whose bite is sometimes fatal -- which is related to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference

The next morning, the victim developed "chest pain and other symptoms", leading doctors to conclude he'd been bitten by a dune-dwelling katipo spider - a rare but nasty piece of work related to Australian redbacks and North American black widow spiders.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Register] Reference

22-year-old was apparently attacked by a katipo spider in Northland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference