The species builds a kind of nest under the bark of dead trees.

As other species of Marpissa spiders, it demonstrates a social hierarchy: weaker animals will acknowledge their inferiority by strutting their front legs and slowly retreating from the scene.

[2] Early environmental conditions shape personality types in the developing spiders.

These spiders are typically found on spruce and pine trees, under bark, in moor- and heathland, and around buildings.

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