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Dolomedes – Fishing Spider

By usaspidersPosted on December 13, 2019June 1, 2022Posted in DolomedesTagged all, Hairy:Yes, Large, LegLength:Long, LegPattern:Banded, LegPattern:Uniform, P:Black, P:Brown, S:Black, S:Brown, S:Green, S:None, S:Orange, S:White, Spinnerets:No, Spinnerets:Yes39 Comments

As the name suggests, the fishing spider is a semi-aquatic genus of spiders that are found all over the world. Various species of Dolomedes can be found in every US state. Dolomedes are a genus of the Nursery Web Spider family. They are large hunter spiders that usually find their prey around water. They will […]