Nursery Web Spider Pisaurina mira

Identification
This spider has brown body with central stripe.

Location
Common statewide

Size
One inch body

Diet
It feeds on insects and small arthropods.

Habitat
It occurs in fields and forests.

Activity Period
May to September

Behavior
It carries its egg sac in its jaws. It is active in warm months.

Lifecycle
Breeding occurs in summer.

Population
The population is stable statewide.

History
It has long been present in Ohio.

Human Interactions
It is harmless despite its size.

Facts
It builds a nursery web for its young.

Sources
ODNR NatureServe

Insects small arthropods | Fields forests shrubs | Statewide