Wikipedia:WikiProject Spiders/Article formats

The following is a draft working towards a proposal for adoption as a Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process.
The proposal must not be taken to represent consensus, but is still in development and under discussion, and has not yet reached the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as policy, guideline, nor yet even as a proposal.

This page represents the opinion of one editor and does not have consensus, either from WP:SPIDERS or wider.

A suggested format for articles on Spider species is given below. All entries need not have all categories, but present sections should fall in this order. Extra categories are acceptable so long as they are relevant and in logical order.

Right Hand Taxobox: The template (which appears top right in the article) is a standardized summary of information for species, with a photograph with the appropriate license, information on its systematics, distribution and conservation status.

Main Page:

1. Name: (scientific and common)
2. Lead section: This is the most important section of an article since many people will not read further and will use this paragraph to decide whether the piece is worth reading. It will summarize the article overall, emphasizing the important or novel aspects of this particular species, and mentioning any controversies. It should make it clear why this organism is important. The lead section does not need references, but anything mentioned here should be covered in more detail in the rest of the piece with references. This section is usually one to four paragraphs.
3. Table of Contents: This is automatically generated after there are three or more headings, and will appear in a left-hand box.
4. Description: An overview of the animal’s appearance including the physical and behavioral characteristics that make this species different from its close relatives.
5.Population structure, speciation, and phylogeny:
- a) Close relatives
- b) Hybridization
- c) Subspecies
- d) Genetic population structure
- e) Genomes
6. Habitat and Distribution:
- a) Habitat
- b) Geographic distribution, including map
7. Home range and territoriality:
- a) Male defense of places likely to attract females
- b) Home range of the organism
- c) Migration
8. Diet:
- a) Spiderling:
  - i. Non-predatory feeding
  - ii. Predatory feeding
  - iii. Non-reproductive cannibalism
- b) Adult:
  - i. Non-predatory feeding
  - ii. Predatory feeding
  - iii. Non-reproductive cannibalism
  - iv. Prey stealing
9. Webs:
- a) Web type
- b) Prey capture techniques
- c) Construction
- d) Decoration
- e) Longevity
10. Reproduction and Life cycle:
- a) Fertilization
- b) Brood size
- c) Molting
- d) Life-span
11. Mating:
- a) Mate searching behavior
- b) Male/male interactions
  - i. lekking
  - ii. displaying
  - iii. aggression
- c) Female/male interactions:
  - i. pheromones
  - ii. mate choice
  - iii. courting
  - iv. copulation
  - v. number of mates
  - vi. nuptial gifts
  - vii. sexual cannibalism
  - viii. mate guarding
  - ix. inbreeding avoidance
12. Parental Care:
- a) Oviposition
- b) Egg guarding
- c) Site selection for egg laying
- d) Feeding young
13. Social behavior:
- a) Spiderling sociality
- b) Adult sociality
- c) Group living
- d) Reproductive division of labor
- e) Cooperative brood care
14. Enemies:
- a) Predators
- b) Parasites
- c) Diseases
- d) Immunity
15. Protective coloration and Behavior:
- a) Cryptic and mimicking color and behavior
- b) Batesian mimicry
- c) Mullerian mimicry
16. Mutualism:
- a) With plants
- b) With animals
- c) With microbes
17. Microbiome:
- a) Gut microbiome
- b) Specialized bacteria not in gut
18. Physiology:
- a) Locomotion:
  - i. Jumping
  - ii. Ballooning
- b) Vision:
  - i. Photoreceptors
  - ii. Color Vision
  - iii. Eye sexual dimorphism
- c) Olfaction (smell):
  - i. Olfactory receptors
  - ii. Odors
- d) Gustation (taste):
  - i. Gustatory receptors
  - ii. Sexual dimorphism in taste
- e) Respiration:
  - i. Book lungs
  - ii. Trachea
- f) Hearing:
  - i. Sound generation
  - ii. Sound organs
- g) Circulatory system
- h) Thermosensation.
- i) Thermoregulation
- j) Digestion
- k) Glands and toxins
  - i. Silk gland
  - ii. Chelicerae glands
  - iii. Other glands
19. Bites to humans and animals:
- a) Incidence
- b) Venom
- c) Antivenom
- d) Signs and symptoms
- e) Treatment
- f) Prognosis
20. Interactions with humans and livestock
- a) agricultural impact
- b) citizen science
- c) beauty, art, and culture
21. Conservation:
- a) Habitat loss
- b) Conservation efforts
- c) Spiders as a measure of ecosystem health