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READ before correcting my ID to genus. We are doing a project on the life stages of D. plantarius and D. fimbriatus. I am convinced that the two species can be separated even in the juvenile stages. Therefore we are visiting two locations, one where we know that only D. plantarius is present, and one where we know only D. fimbriatus is present - That is how these are reliably identified. We are documenting the juveniles and their variations. As you might see already, no D. plantarius juveniles have green legs, which seems to be constant in D. fimbriatus.

READ before correcting my ID to genus. We are doing a project on the life stages of D. plantarius and D. fimbriatus. I am convinced that the two species can be separated even in the juvenile stages. Therefore we are visiting two locations, one where we know that only D. plantarius is present, and one where we know only D. fimbriatus is present - That is how these are reliably identified. We are documenting the juveniles and their variations. As you might see already, no D. plantarius juveniles have green legs, which seems to be constant in D. fimbriatus.

READ before correcting my ID to genus. We are doing a project on the life stages of D. plantarius and D. fimbriatus. I am convinced that the two species can be separated even in the juvenile stages. Therefore we are visiting two locations, one where we know that only D. plantarius is present, and one where we know only D. fimbriatus is present - That is how these are reliably identified. We are documenting the juveniles and their variations. As you might see already, no D. plantarius juveniles have green legs, which seems to be constant in D. fimbriatus.

READ before correcting my ID to genus. We are doing a project on the life stages of D. plantarius and D. fimbriatus. I am convinced that the two species can be separated even in the juvenile stages. Therefore we are visiting two locations, one where we know that only D. plantarius is present, and one where we know only D. fimbriatus is present - That is how these are reliably identified. We are documenting the juveniles and their variations. As you might see already, no D. plantarius juveniles have green legs, which seems to be constant in D. fimbriatus.

https://araneae.nmbe.ch/specieskey/269/Pisaura

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/30-Epigynes-of-Pisaura-mirabilis-2627-and-P-novicia-2830-from-the-Crimea_fig4_265727825

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/34-Epigyne-of-Pisaura-mirabilis-3132-and-P-novicia-3334-from-the-Crimea-after_fig5_265727825

https://araneae.nmbe.ch/data/812

https://arachno.piwigo.com/picture?/24862/category/1726-pisaura_novicia

Stegodyphus spider with a mite on its head.
Some spiders from this genus are also called social spiders as they build web with a whole colony if spiders staying and hunting together. And some are solitary as well.