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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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Nursery Web Spider Eating Fly - Pisaurina mira
Copyright © 2010 Andrew Williams

Nursery Web Spider Eating Fly - Pisaurina mira
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
August 31, 2008
I'm always amazed at the size of spider meals in relation to them. Any ideas what the object is under the spider's leg? Maybe syrphid larva? or some kind of cocoon?
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 24 January, 2010 - 11:21am
Last updated 25 January, 2010 - 11:32am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Andrew Williams, 24 January, 2010 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

 
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nevermind
… John R. Maxwell, 24 January, 2010 - 5:30pm login or register to post comments

Spider is a Pisaurina
Not sure if that was in question or not. Eh, probably not. But I'll post anyways. :)
… Mandy Howe, 24 January, 2010 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

 
all posts appreciated
Yah, I think it's an immature Pisaurina mira. Seems to be the only one I can find around here.
… Andrew Williams, 24 January, 2010 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

It looks to me like
a larva of something in Diptera, but others may know better. Maybe it just happened to be on the leaf. The spider has a bigger meal occupying its attention.
… R. Berg, 24 January, 2010 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

 
accidental inclusion
Agree, I think the other object just happened to be there. Unless it snacks on spider leftovers maybe? You can see webbing on the leaf, so this was apparently spidey's home.
… Andrew Williams, 24 January, 2010 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

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