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Pisaura mirabilis by stanze, tired!

Pisaura mirabilis

I think, it's a boy. Bit difficult to say.

Listspinne, faszinierende Viecher. Das Männchen baut ein Spermanetz, das Weibchen ein Kinderstubennetz. Das klingt ja wohl exotisch. Sie hat auch einen so schönen wissenschaftlichen Namen: Pisaura mirabilis. Das hier ist glaub ich ein Männchen, ich meine, die Pedipalpen wären untenrum dick gewesen. Aber von hier aus ist das schwer zu sagen. Ich traf diese Spinne bei der Gartenarbeit, als ich Unkraut aus dem Minibeet der Glyzinie am Haus ziehen wollte. Listspinnen sitzen hier meist auf Pflanzen herum und warten auf Beute. Jedenfalls ist sie dann abgehauen und hat mir erstmal auf der Fassade Model gesessen. Ich hab übrigens eine Spinnenphobie. Hab aber nicht geschrien!

Closeup on a Nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabelis , protecting her egg-sac by henk.wallays

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Closeup on a Nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabelis , protecting her egg-sac

Natural closeup on a Nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabelis , protecting her egg-sac

Vertical closeup on a Nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabilis by henk.wallays

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Vertical closeup on a Nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabilis

Detailed vertical closeup on a Nursery web spider, Pisaura mirabilis

Nursery web spider by JuliaC2006

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Nursery web spider

After seeing one on the ground the other day, today I spotted lots in their more familiar position - lying in wait on leaves in the sunshine.

Only seen as it moved! by JuliaC2006

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Only seen as it moved!

Saw lots of these small spiders lying in wait on leaves last summer - nettles seemed to be a favourite. But today, this nursery web spider was scuttling among the dead leaves.

Nursery by Grant Conde

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Nursery

Nursery web spider nest.

Sankyo-Kōki Tokyo Komura 105mm f3.5 LTM.

Egg cocoon (EXPLORE) by Vítor P

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Egg cocoon (EXPLORE)

Aranha-de-berçário (teia)
Pisaura mirabilis
Vau - Lagoa de Óbidos

A web cocoon where the female spider deposits her egg sac, to be protected from predators

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Pisaura mirabilis by Richard D McMellon

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Pisaura mirabilis

It was a squidgy walk around Bernwood forest today. There were not many inverts to be seen, but I found this little Pisaura mirabilis hanging out on a post.

Nursery Web Spider (Pisauridae) 2812 by Mike Thornton 15

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Nursery Web Spider (Pisauridae) 2812

I found this spider on the veranda of the Villa in Portugal. They are large (this one was about 10cm long) long-legged hunting spiders very similar to wolf spiders. They do not make webs but run and hunt on the ground.

Nursery web spider. by Colpum

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Nursery web spider.

From my garden.

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Nursery web spider - Aranha-de-berçário by António Pena

Nursery web spider - Aranha-de-berçário

Pisaura mirabilis

Pisaura mirabilis by BJSmit

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Pisaura mirabilis

Sideburn Miller, Pt. 4 - _TNY_7098 (In Explore 30/1 2025) by Calle Söderberg

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Sideburn Miller, Pt. 4 - _TNY_7098 (In Explore 30/1 2025)

On May 6th, I made my first visit of the (2024) season to Åva-Stensjödal in the Tyresta National Park. Still rather cold at 11 or 12°C, but there was at least some activity.

My first find was this beautifully coloured male nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) on the stinging nettles next to the ruins of the old mill that was active there from the late 16th century up until 1910.

This species is quite variable, but one thing that always look the same are the pale sideburns.On this specimens, I think the slightly darker chevrons pointing forwards on the abdomen look really neat.

Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53703484614/

Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53739734680/

Part 3 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/54016535663/

4.3 mm juvenile nursery web spider by ophis

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4.3 mm juvenile nursery web spider

Moist woods E of S end Greenlodge St, Fowl Meadow, Dedham, MA 9/15/24

Kraamwebspin by Tom Kisjes

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Kraamwebspin

The Netherlands - Westzaan
Nurseryweb spiders (Pisaura mirabilis - Kraamwebspin) are often seen basking, with their front two pairs of legs held close and outstretched. This spider prefers wet environments, such as wet meadows, lowland moors, salt marshes, dunes, the edge of forests, and wet hedges. Nurseryweb spiders show a unique combination of fascinating behaviours: the male presents his partner with a nuptial gift prior to mating, the female carefully controls the rate at which her eggs develop and finally builds a nursery web for them - hence the name. © Tom Kisjes

Pisaura mirabilis by Richard D McMellon

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Pisaura mirabilis

Male nursery web spider

Six-spotted fishing spider_P1290625 by Wampa-One

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Six-spotted fishing spider_P1290625

St. Louis County, MO

Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis) by Hubi's nature

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Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)

Listspinne

Almindelig rovedderkop (Nursery Web Spider / Pisaura mirabilis) by Yvonne Nielsen

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Almindelig rovedderkop (Nursery Web Spider / Pisaura mirabilis)

A nursery-web spider's densely woven nursery web on briar rose by Steve Attwood

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A nursery-web spider's densely woven nursery web on briar rose

This web was woven by Dolomedes minor, a spider in the family Pisauridae that is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known as the nursery web spider.
The spider has a body length of about 18 mm. The females are almost twice the size of the males. They move very fast and possess a long leg-span: over sixty millimeters for a fully grown female.
Initially the female carries around an egg sac but when the spiderlings are ready to hatch she builds her nursery web, which is not made to catch prey but to ‘nurse’ young. This is made at night and built amongst and at the tips of foliage. It can be around six inches or more in length and will house the eggs and young. At night the females guard the web will move towards the base of the vegetation. The spiderlings will emerge shortly after the web's construction, usually within a week or after they have changed skin, and after two weeks most young will have left the nest.