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Nursery web spider with eggsack &#039;I men only knew...&#039; <br /> I almost feel sorry for the spider that it has to carry around such a large eggsack.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Kraamwebspin (Pisaura Mirabilis) Geotagged,Nursery web spider,Pisaura mirabilis,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Nursery web spider with eggsack

'I men only knew...'
I almost feel sorry for the spider that it has to carry around such a large eggsack.

Dutch name: Kraamwebspin (Pisaura Mirabilis)

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Other picture of the spider:
    Nursery web sider with eggsack Nursery web sider with eggsack.<br /> I have read the nurdery spiders sometimes let the eggsack be warmed by the sun so maybe that is wat the spider is doing here.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Kraamwebspin (Pisaura Mirabilis) Geotagged,Nursery web spider,Pisaura mirabilis,The Netherlands
     Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Whoa Joost, I can't imagine a better view on this behavior. Really well executed. Promoted and added to the marvelous macro list. Posted 12 years ago

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The European Nursery Web Spider

The nursery web spider ''Pisaura mirabilis'' is a spider species of the family Pisauridae.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jul 10, 2013. Captured Jul 2, 2013 14:07 in Kempen Route, 5654 Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO160
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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