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Nursery Web Spider

Pisaura mirabilis

Photo by VivBraznell
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Spider and it's nest made around grass stems

Habitat:

Open heathland

Reference Links:

Nursery Web Spiders - Pisaura mirabilis - UK Safari

Species ID Suggestions

nursery web spider

Pisaura mirabilis
AlanThornhill
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Comments (8)
VivBraznell
Thank you for the ident Alan .. much appreciated! .Thanks Neil .. I love walking around this area in the early mornings when I'm home in Devon. It's an area of heathland, that I used to ride on when I had horses. Now managed by The Devon Wildlife Trust
Neil Ross
Awesome photos and spotting, Viv. The web looks like foam.
VivBraznell
Can you give me a correct ident for this spider please Janine?
VivBraznell
I would add but can't find the mission JanineLingTurner
JanineLingTurner
would you please consider adding this spotting to http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4649... The U.K Arthropod Survey as it would be a very interesting contribution. Thanks!

Spotted for Missions

Mission
International Spider Survey
Mission
Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Wildlife of the British Isles
Mission
Spiders of the British Isles
Mission
The U.K Arthropod Survey
Photographed
PublishedMay 17, 2013

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