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American Nursery Web Spider

Pisaurina mira

The American Nursery Web Spider is a friendly spider that likes to live in gardens and fields. It has long legs and can be spotted easily as it hunts for insects to eat.

Hábitat: Gardens and fields

Aspecto

The American Nursery Web Spider has a slender, pale brown to gray body, often with a distinctive dark stripe running down its back. Its long, spiny legs extend radially, giving it a somewhat crab-like appearance. Unlike web-building spiders, it lacks prominent spinnerets for large capture webs.

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American Nursery Web Spider
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American Nursery Web Spider

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Rareza

Common

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

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Datos interesantes

A mother spider guards her silk nursery tent until her babies emerge!

Female spiders carry their large egg sac in their mouthparts until it's time!

They can sprint across water to catch insects or escape predators!

Unlike most spiders, they don't use webs to catch their meals!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Master of Disguise

American Nursery Web Spider can blend perfectly into vegetation because of its camouflaged body, helping them ambush prey undetected.

Habilidad

Silk Nursery Builder

American Nursery Web Spider can create a protective silk tent for its eggs and newly hatched young, safeguarding them from predators.

Habilidad

Water Walker

American Nursery Web Spider has specialized leg hairs that allow it to skim across the surface of water, helping it hunt aquatic insects.

Habilidad

Prey Pounce

American Nursery Web Spider can rapidly chase and pounce on unsuspecting insects because of its keen eyesight and swift legs.

Medidas y detalles

Tamaño
10-16 mm
Esperanza de vida
365-730 días
Cantidad de patas
8

Dieta y alimentación

These spiders are predators that hunt a variety of small insects and other invertebrates.

Alimentos principales

  • grasshoppers
  • flies
  • crickets
  • caterpillars
  • small spiders

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

a common bird predator

eaten by

Common Wasp

Vespula vulgaris

some wasps can prey on spiders

hunts

House Cricket

Acheta domesticus

a common prey item

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

a swift airborne insect prey

Rasgos

También conocido como

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Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

1/5 · Muy bajo

Spiders are usually not dangerous, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el tamaño de American Nursery Web Spider?

10-16 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de American Nursery Web Spider?

365-730 días

¿Qué come American Nursery Web Spider?

These spiders are predators that hunt a variety of small insects and other invertebrates.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente American Nursery Web Spider?

Gardens and fields

¿Cómo caza American Nursery Web Spider?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de American Nursery Web Spider?

8

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