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I have never seen a Spider with legs like Grasshoppers. Is this just some sort of defensive position. I also cannot ID the Spider from my books
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- Submitted: Apr 24, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 23, 2019
- Spider: Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider)
- Sex:
Male, - Location: Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Jun 5, 2019
Jun 1, 2019
Leicestershire , 
I would be really grateful if somebody could help ID this UK Spider. Thanks in advance.
I have been told this is a Pisaura miribilis and the pose I what it does when sun-bathing. Any other views? Thx
Hi, I don’t know the species yet. It is helpful that you have the eye arrangement visible and well-focused. This is a species with six eyes. It appears to be male from the large palps. You can search poses and postures of spiders online. There are characteristic defensive poses that certain spiders do. Resting postures too. The way the legs are pulled up toward the spider’s back is the defensive posture for some species. This one does look like it is resting, the web appears to have been made to serve as a bed. You’ll hear more from us as… Read more ยป
There’s 8 eyes there.
I found the missing pair ๐ It was the ones in the bottom row that angle to the sides in a way I haven’t noticed before.
Yes I can just make out the other two
Thx for your input
I agree with the ID, also it’s a male. Filed. ๐
Thx very much