Despite their appearance, wolf spiders are generally harmless. Despite being poisonous, this wolf spider look-alike poses ...

Northland Nature: Nursery web spider creates hiding place for eggs Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods ...

The nursery web spider (scientific name Pisaura mirabilis) spends the winter months from around November to late February in dormancy. They then emerge to continue their development as youngsters ...

4. American Nursery Web Spider The American nursery web spider (Pisaurina mira) is best known for its notable breeding and mating rituals aside from its size.

Nursery web spiders Credit: Maria J Albo In order to mate, males of many invertebrate species must present a nuptial gift to the female before she will acquiesce and let their relationship move to ...

'Europe's largest' Spanish funnel-web spider was found at the West Sussex nursery in a shipment of olives from Cordoba, in Spain's Andalusia region.

What makes the meaning so interesting is that it highlights the lifecycle. The spider, working hard, goes up, then down, then goes up again.

Another name for this group of arachnids is nursery web spiders. Females lay a large egg mass, and carry this case under the body, holding it with the jaws.

Nursery web spiders, in the family Pisauridae, are larger than most of the local spiders seen now. They are usually light brown with wide stripes on their back. Some may be dark.

A venomous spider with a 'huge appetite' was an unpleasant surprise inside a delivery of olives for a horrified nursery owner. 'Europe's largest' Spanish funnel-web spider was found at the West ...