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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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Brown Spider - Pisaurina mira
Copyright © 2010 michellePA

Brown Spider - Pisaurina mira
Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
October 11, 2010
Size: 3-3.5"
This is the second of this spider I have found in my house in the last two days. Unfortunately, I killed the first one. My cats were attempting to destroy it and decided it was too large and too scary-looking to allow them to kill it. I had no idea if it was poisonous. I just need to know if I can handle the little suckers and stick'em back in the woods where they belong.
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Contributed by michellePA on 11 October, 2010 - 1:16pm
Last updated 29 October, 2010 - 7:04pm

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… v belov, 22 October, 2010 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

Nursery Web Spider
These are wonderful creatures and can be let go outside in the woods. They will not bite, though may be hard to catch so you might want a jar to scoop them into.
… Cassie Novak, 11 October, 2010 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
it is likely Pisaurina mira
… Andrew Williams, 11 October, 2010 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Wonderful
Thanks a lot. Hadn't seen them until two days ago!
… michellePA, 11 October, 2010 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Very cool spiders
The females build shelters in which they guard their eggs, even guarding their babies after they have hatched until they are old enough to leave.

The cats were far greater of a danger to the spider than the spider was to the cats!
… Cassie Novak, 11 October, 2010 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm sure they were! They can'
I'm sure they were! They can't help it. They don't discriminate between balloon string and spiders, I'm afraid.
… michellePA, 11 October, 2010 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

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