Shore Spider

The shore spider’s eyes are arranged in a characteristic pattern with the top row having four eyes and the subsequent rows having only two eyes each. They have thin, long legs with long spines. Pardosa milvina cannot climb smooth surfaces due to their lack of tufts of hair that are common at the end of legs on other spiders. These wolf spiders have smaller chelicerae and more wavy dorsal stripes than other spiders in this family. They have yellow spots on their abdomen and males have white hairs on their kneecaps. Shore spiders are a smaller spider, as the largest female is approximately 6.2 mm in length and the largest male is approximately 4.7 mm. Additionally, female spiders carry large egg sacs.

Pardosa milvina are located in high densities near rivers and agricultural areas of eastern North America. There are large variances in their abundance throughout the year, between months, or even from one year to the next. They can also be found in dry, open woods near water, such as by rivers, ponds, and streams of New England, Georgia, and west of the Rockies. Additionally, shore spiders are abundant in disturbed habitats and are commonly found on soil surfaces or in patches of mulch.

Pardosa milvina are active cursorial predators and active foragers. They feed on ground-dwelling arthropods like crickets. Thesey also consume Diptera, Collembola, Homoptera, Thysanoptera, small Orthoptera, and small spiders. Although they are smaller spiders, they can overwhelm their prey with their chelicerae and legs. This species grabs prey with their legs and chelicerae, biting the prey until it is killed by the spider's venom. They sometimes roll onto their backs when they are fighting with the prey. They can also eat juvenile Hogna helluo.