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Nursery Web Spider (female)

Pisaurina mira

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Field Notes

Description:

Mostly medium brown. Probably no more than 1 - 1.25 inches in length (guess). Markings on abdomen. Pointy rear. The head looks similar to a wolf spider. Aggressive. Female

Habitat:

Open woodlands/lawn border. Low bushes in leaves about 4 feet off the ground was its nest/hiding place.

Notes:

Lost file photos.

Reference Links:

Spiders Commonly Encountered In Pennsylvania and the Northeast — Entomolo…

Species ID Suggestions

Nursery Web Spider (female)

Pisaurina mira

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Comments (2)
Carol Snow Milne
Thanks again Eric for taking the time. I think I am getting lazy. LOL Definitely female. She had her nest. That is why she was aggressive toward me.
Carol Snow Milne
It was the most aggressive spider I have come across. It believe it was protecting a nest of eggs.

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International Spider Survey
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Spotted in Summer in the North East
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Creatures of Pennsylvania
Photographed
PublishedMarch 12, 2013

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