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Nursery web spider

Pisaurina brevipes

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Field Notes

Description:

Found on Vinca minor (periwinkle) outside my front door. Moved quickly.

Habitat:

Suburban yard.

Reference Links:

Species Pisaurina brevipes - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
ChunXingWong
Thanks for informing me, I've been trying to identify this species too.
KristalWatrous
Thanks ChunXingWong! We don't have Pisaura here, but it is a Pisaurina. Your suggestion got me started in the right direction.

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International Spider Survey

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PublishedSeptember 21, 2011

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