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title: "Grote wolfspin"
description: "Pisaura mirabilis — Insecten en spinnen. Pisaura mirabilis, also known as the predatory spider, cunning spider or bridal gift spider, belongs to the hunting spider family (Pisauridae) and the superfamily Lycosoidea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/european-nursery-web-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Grote wolfspin

> Pisaura mirabilis — Insecten en spinnen. Pisaura mirabilis, also known as the predatory spider, cunning spider or bridal gift spider, belongs to the hunting spider family (Pisauridae) and the superfamily Lycosoidea.

- Scientific name: *Pisaura mirabilis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 64443
- Wikidata: [Q1548200](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1548200)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55787](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55787)

## Names

- en: European Nursery Web spider
- de: Listspinne
- es: Araña Ladrona
- fr: Pisaure admirable
- nl: Grote wolfspin
- pl: Darownik przedziwny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (11458), DE (9739), FR (8277), AT (4841), IT (3060), ES (3052), DK (2921), PL (2730), CZ (1829), NL (1650), RU (1473), PT (1450)

## Summary

Pisaura mirabilis, also known as the predatory spider, cunning spider or bridal gift spider, belongs to the hunting spider family (Pisauridae) and the superfamily Lycosoidea. It is widespread throughout Europe. In 2002, it was voted Spider of the Year by the Arachnological Society.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisaura_mirabilis

## Photo

![Grote wolfspin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-nursery-web-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anna C · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14712011

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-nursery-web-spider?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).