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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae) » Pisaurina » Nursery Web Spider (Pisaurina mira)
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Pisaurina mira
Copyright © 2007 Will Chatfield-Taylor

Pisaurina mira
Lawrence, University of Kansas, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
April 14, 2007
Some kind of Wolf Spider, but I've never seen one so pale.
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Contributed by Will Chatfield-Taylor on 14 April, 2007 - 8:24pm
Last updated 28 May, 2007 - 9:13pm

The
light coloration is unusual compared to what I've seen personally in New England, FL, and on the guide, but it could be typical for the area.
Spiders tend to darken prior to molting.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 15 April, 2007 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

 
"Of course, I could be completely wrong"
Thanks for the correction.
… Chuck Entz, 15 April, 2007 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

Molting?
At first glance it looked like the cast-off exoskeleton of the spider, but a closer look makes me think the exoskeleton is still inhabited. Even so, I suspect the ghostly color means the exoskeleton has separated from the spider underneath in preparation for shedding.

Of course, I could be completely wrong...
… Chuck Entz, 14 April, 2007 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

 
That's really weird
Don't see that everyday! The thing scared the crud out of me when I turned over the log
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 14 April, 2007 - 10:01pm login or register to post comments

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