Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck 1757) (Family Pisauridae)


Male

Female with Egg Sack

Female

Guarding Nursery Tent

Spiderling

Length: Male 8.7-13mm, Female 8.5-15mm
Egg Spiderling Female Male
(Earliest: 29.5) (Earliest: 12.7)
(Winter)
(Earliest: 7.2)
June - September
(Earliest: 1.3)
May - July
(Earliest: 3.3)

Biotopes:
Meadows

Heath and Moorland

Spruce Forest Edge
Food:
Insecta
Parasitoids:
Trychosis tristator (Eggs)

Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme (UK): Pisaura mirabilis
Araneae Spinnen Europas: Pisaura mirabilis
Nature Spot: Nursery Web Spider - Pisaura mirabilis


Pictures © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 J.K. Lindsey

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