Ngā mātātoka
![Whitetailed spider. Image - Dougal Clunie](https://oldwww.landcareresearch.co.nz/__data/assets/image/0009/36459/varieties/thumb200.jpg)
Whitetailed spider. Image - Dougal Clunie
- Kua āhua 350 miriona tau a ngāi pūngāwerewere e ora ana ki te mata o te whenua.
- Ko ngā mātātoka tino tawhito e mōhiotia ana, nō te takiwā Devonian.
- Ko te nuinga, nō te 200 miriona tau ki muri, nō te takiwā Carboniferous o Runga.