Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

Order:
Scientific Name: Common Name:		Family (Alpha):

Pirata piraticus - Pirate Otter Spider LYCOSIDAE Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels

Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

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taxonomic_comments

species_comment

id_comments

Varying amounts of white on abdomen and carapace. Legs without banding, and have a greenish cast.

total_length

Females 5.8-7.5mm, males 5.5-6.2mm

structural_features

silk_web

none

fld_guide_descriptions

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prey

predators

behavior

distribution_reference

Bradley, Richard A. 2013. Common Spiders of North America. 1st Edition. University of California Press; Berkley & Los Angeles, California, USA.

technical_reference

adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

distribution_comments

Eurasia; NA from Alaska to Newfoundland, South to CA and SC.

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

habitat

Edges of lakes, ponds marshes, streams, etc. Nash County, NC specimen collected in a well irrigated strawberry field—damp, but not muddy.

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Photo Gallery for Pirata piraticus Pirate Otter Spider
	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Nash Co. Comment: In weeds at base of plastic mulch in well irrigated strawberry field.	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Nash Co. Comment: In weeds at base of plastic mulch in well irrigated strawberry field.
	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Nash Co. Comment: In weeds at base of plastic mulch in well irrigated strawberry field.	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Pirata piraticus Pirate Otter Spider