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Nursery web spider

Pisaurina mira

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

These spiders are hunters who roam about in search of prey. And when they lie flat on a branch, they are not easy to see.

Habitat:

Mason Farm Biological Reserve

Reference Links:

Pisaurina mira, Species Pisaurina mira - Nursery Web Spider - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (1)
Kyle A
Nice spotting Maria dB. I see many of these where I work. I've even been able to get a couple of spottings of them while working. :)

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Mason Farm Biological Reserve

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013

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