Pisaurina mira
(Nursery Web Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Found in hedge clippings and leaves.

Color appeared a mixture of dull brown and smokey gray with markings that made it look like tree bark.

It's entire body (not counting legs) was a half-dollar in size. It stayed very still during my observations and when disturbed would only move its legs slightly.

• Submitted by: 
  
  mgrundy
• Submitted: May 25, 2018
• Photographed: May 24, 2018
• Spider: Pisaurina mira (Nursery Web Spider)
• Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal