Marpissa Mossy

Marpissa mossy ^[1] ( Marpissa muscosa ) - a species of horse spiders common in the Palearctic . Females reach a length of 8-11 mm, and males - 6-8 mm. Body color from gray to brown. Spiders live in nests that settle in dead trees. Sometimes large groups are found, consisting of about 100 nearby nests. Catch insects by jumping on them. Mating takes place in May.

Marpissa Mossy
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryotes Kingdom: Animals Kingdom : Eumetazoi No rank : Bilateral symmetrical No rank : Primary No rank : Molting No rank : Panarthropoda Type of: Arthropods Subtype : Chelicerae Grade: Arachnids Squad: Spiders Suborder : Opisthothelae Infrastructure : Araneomorphic Spiders Treasure : Neocribellatae Superfamily : Salticoidea Blackwall, 1841 Family: Horse spiders Subfamily : Marpissinae Tribe : Marpissini Gender: Marpissa View: Marpissa Mossy
International scientific name
Marpissa muscosa Clerck , 1757