Pisaurina mira
Table of Contents
Common Name: Nursery Web Spider
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Class: Arachnida |
| Order: Araneae |
| Family: Pisauridae |
| Genus: Pisaurina |
| Species: Pisaurina mira |
Conservation Status
Identifying Features
The nursery web spider is 1/2" long and have a yellow-brown color. Their body has a band of darker color down the middle of the back.
Habitat & Range
They are found in fields, forests, and tall grasses through the Eastern and Midwestern US.
Behavior
These spiders do not build webs to trap their prey and instead hunt insects as they travel.
Life Cycle
The nursery web spider carries its egg sac around by its mouth. When the eggs are about to hatch, they build a tent-like nursery with its silk.
Featured image by James Dake
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