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Pisaura mirabilis
(European Nursery Web Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Pisaura mirabilis, commonly known as European Nursery Web Spider, belongs to the genus Pisaura, in the family Pisauridae. Pisaura mirabilis spiders have been sighted 38 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Pisaura mirabilis includes 8 countries and 0 states in the United States. Pisaura mirabilis is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Pisauridae
  • Genus: Pisaura
  • Species: Pisaura mirabilis

Other Common Names

European Nursery Web Spider

Author

Clerck, 1757

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Sightings Overview

There have been 38 confirmed sightings of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on July 23, 2024 by Spider ID member sophiestove. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 38 sightings because of certain Pisaura mirabilis sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 0% of the time, Pisaura mirabilis spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 38)
  • Sex: 2 female and 2 male.
  • Environment: Pisaura mirabilis has been sighted 35 times outdoors, and 8 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (14). On flower (1). Low foliage (14). Ground layer (5). Under rock or debris (1).

Location and Range

Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: Ireland, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom.

Seasonality

Pisaura mirabilis has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 1
  • February: 2
  • March: 2
  • April: 10
  • May: 15
  • June: 5
  • July: 1
  • August:
  • September:
  • October:
  • November: 1
  • December: 1

Featured Pictures

Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) - Female - Egg sacs Enlarge Picture
Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) Enlarge Picture
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  • Submitted Calendar iconMay 1, 2023
  • Photographed Picture iconMay 1, 2023
  • Nod
  • Location iconSouthern Ireland , Ireland
  • Comment icon2 Comments
Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
  • Check iconFamily Check iconGenus Check iconSpecies
  • Submitted Calendar iconJun 7, 2019
  • Photographed Picture iconMay 15, 2019
  • Soth
  • Location iconEnniscorthy, Ireland
  • Comment icon2 Comments
Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Pisaura mirabilis (European Nursery Web Spider) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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