Pirate spider
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| ( Clerck , 1757) |
The pirate spider ( Pirata piraticus ) is a species from the genus of pirate spiders ( Pirata ) in the family of wolf spiders (Lycosidae).
description
Males reach a length of 4 to 6.5 millimeters, females 5 to 9 millimeters. The 8 eyes are arranged in 3 rows. The body is colored brown. There is a fork strip on the front body that extends to the eyes.
Occurrence
The habitat of the pirate spider are belts of plants along stagnant or very slowly flowing waters, such as ditches, oxbow lakes, ponds, ponds and lakes. The distribution area includes the Holarctic areas of Europe, Asia, America and Japan. The species is common in Germany.
Way of life
The pirate spider lives near and on water. The species can dive in danger. Sometimes the animals withdraw into their spirits, which are attached to plants. The female attaches her egg cocoon to the spinnerets and carries it around with her. The insects that serve as prey are actively hunted, nets are not built.
Web links
Pirata piraticus in the World Spider Catalog
- Pirata piraticus at Fauna Europaea
literature
- Herbert W. Ludwig: Animals and plants of our waters . BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-405-16487-7 .