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large brown spider - Pisaurina mira
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large brown spider - Pisaurina mira
Southern CT Rvr Valley County, New Hampshire, USA
June 10, 2008
Size: 1" to 1.25"
hunter-type; no web, no funnel, etc. have found on daylily fronds, stone walls, and in hedges. very solitary: no others like it on property. Have only seen during warm, bright days.
Contributed by Lucky on 13 June, 2008 - 10:36am
Last updated 19 March, 2009 - 4:00pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Ken Schneider, 19 March, 2009 - 4:00pm

Nursery Web Spider
Pisaurina mira

http://bugguide.net/node/view/2919
… Jebus31, 13 June, 2008 - 12:10pm

 
Thank you!
All of the pictures online don't do this beauty's coloring justice! Thank you Jebus!! ;-)
… Lucky, 13 June, 2008 - 1:29pm

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