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Dolomedes / d ɒ l ə ˈ m iː d iː z / is a genus of large spiders of the family Dolomedidae.They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders.Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States.
The spider book; a manual for the study of the spiders and their near relatives, the scorpions, pseudoscorpions, whipscorpions, harvestmen and other members of the class Arachnida, found in America north of Mexico, with analytical keys for their classification and popular accounts of their habits. Garden City, New York, pp. 1–721
Dolomedes scriptus is a fishing spider found in the United States and Canada, [1] known as the striped fishing spider. [2] Female spiders can grow to be over 6 cm in legspan. The spider is a pale brown colour with lighter stripes around its legs and a stripe down each side of the body.
The dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) is arguably the biggest spider in South Carolina. A fishing spider is on top of a dead fishing spider on the Waccamaw River on Thursday, April 27, 2017.
Even if you are afraid of spiders, you might find the white-banded fishing spider fascinating. This species is even capable of catching small fish.
Ohio hosts about a half-dozen species of fishing spiders, and later research showed this one to be the banded fishing spider (Dolomedes vittatus). As spiders go, this is a big ‘un.
Dolomedes albineus Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Araneomorphae Family: Pisauridae Genus: Dolomedes Species: D. albineus Binomial name Dolomedes albineus Hentz, 1845 Dolomedes albineus, the white-banded fishing spider, is a species of nursery web spider in the family Pisauridae ...
The six-spotted fishing spider (Dolomedes triton) is a species of spider in the family Dolomedidae.Found in wetland habitats throughout North America, these spiders are usually seen scampering along the surface of ponds and other bodies of water.