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Spider - Pisaurina mira
Copyright © 2012 Ben Gray

Spider - Pisaurina mira
Shallow Ford Natural Area, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
August 20, 2012
I'm not sure if this is the same type of spider as this one found in the same meadow:

They seem to have similar patterns, though this one is darker

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Spider - Pisaurina mira Spider - Pisaurina mira
Contributed by Ben Gray on 20 August, 2012 - 5:47pm
Last updated 20 August, 2012 - 6:59pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2012 - 6:59pm

Pisaurina
Probably the same, and I'd guess this one is P. mira. There's some variation in the coloration.
… Kyron Basu, 20 August, 2012 - 5:53pm

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