Summary details for Pirata piraticus (Clerck, 1757)

Species Details

Species name: Pirata piraticus (Clerck, 1757)
Synonym: Pirata piratica (Olivier)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Lycosidae
habitat: acid & sedge peats

Distribution

The species is widespread in much of Britain. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

This species occurs in a wide variety of wetland habitats such as pond and stream margins, marshes, fens, upland blanket bogs, Sphagnum seeps and reed-beds. In sunny weather this ambush predator can be found in the open, but in cooler weather it conceals itself amongst low vegetation. Adults of both sexes have been recorded between late spring and autumn, but mainly from early to mid-summer. Females carry a single, ovoid, white egg-sac attached to their spinnerets.

Status

Local. Original author of profile: R.C. Gallon Text based on Harvey, P.R., Nellist, D.R. & Telfer, M.G. (eds) 2002. Provisional atlas of British spiders (Arachnida, Araneae), Volumes 1 & 2. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre.

Stats

First recorded: 1820
Last recorded: 2026
Total records: 10,457
Total visits: 9,980

Conservation status

Pirata piraticus

Source	Reporting category	Designation	Date designated	Comments
A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017)	Red listing based on 2001 IUCN guidelines	Least concern	42979

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