Araneae7 species

Family Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae)

Pisauridae is a family in the order Araneae. Browse 7 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Pisauridae (7)

Nursery Web Spider

Pisaura mirabilis

Male length: 10-13 mm. Female length: 12-15 mm. They vary in colour from grey through orange to dark brown. The abdomen is slender and is divided by a pale line and there are pale 'tear marks' at the sides of its eyes. Usually found in long grass or