As Gon and Killua meet encounter Phinks, we cut to the spiders conversing about Kurapika.

Shalnark is a rather recent addition to the spider crew and works more over with intel gathering rather then actual combat. I myself dont know exactly what he can do in combat but he is rather nerdy and confident in what he has to say. This isn't needed info but between the 1999 version and 2011 version his hair changed.