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Nursery Web Spider

Pisaura mirabilis

Description:

This early specimen was making a cautious try on the ladybug - but once it moved, he retreated, knowing that this is no prey for a lynx spider.

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19 Comments

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Well...it's one of 175.000, maybe that's why ;) Anyway - Thanks a lot, Argybee.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 12 years ago

Superb LarsKorb. I don't know how I missed these.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks a lot, Gerardo

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Fantastic series Lars!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Haha...alright, thanks. :)

Ilya Bezdelev
Ilya Bezdelev 12 years ago

Oh, I was so caught by the pictures that I didn't even read the description

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks, Ilya - no, the ladybug was alive...as told in the description, the spider cautiously touched it, the ladybug moved and making the spider retreat.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

You seem to have interesting spiders. Cellar,nursery etc etc. Yesterday, 10 months after joining Noah , I saw a jumping spider for the first time . Now I can understand why they call it a jumping spider. Wonder how people photograph it though.
I spend 10 months being totally puzzled!

Ilya Bezdelev
Ilya Bezdelev 12 years ago

Great pictures by the way! An the light.. lucky you!

Ilya Bezdelev
Ilya Bezdelev 12 years ago

Is the ladybug dead?

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks a lot, Francis

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thank you, Cindy and Atul

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Great series Lars!

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

cool spotting !

Galantliv
Galantliv 12 years ago

Well, that's one ant less. Only 7^455 to go on that spot... I havent seen those photos yet, will have a look now.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Yes, i think it is an ant, too. The ants have been about 40m from this spotting - I also caught the ants, they're already uploaded. (though ants move definetely too fast for my cam's sensor - but I am somehow satisfied with the outcome)

Galantliv
Galantliv 12 years ago

You sure did... is the spider holding an ant or something under him/her, or what is it? It looks like small antennas.

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 12 years ago

Thanks a lot - I really had perfect light today

Galantliv
Galantliv 12 years ago

Goodness...! Those are great photos. Well done!

LarsKorb
Spotted by
LarsKorb

Hohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

Spotted on Feb 23, 2012
Submitted on Feb 23, 2012

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