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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.
Ancylometes is a genus of Central and South American semiaquatic spiders first described by Philipp Bertkau in 1880. [4] Originally placed with the nursery web spiders, it was moved to the Ctenidae in 1967 and in 2025 transferred to the new family Ancylometidae, [5] of which it is the only member. [2]
Palystes is a genus of huntsman spiders, commonly called rain spiders or lizard-eating spiders, [2] occurring in Africa, India, Australia, and the Pacific. [1] The most common and widespread species is P. superciliosus , found in South Africa, home to 12 species in the genus.
The diving bell spider or water spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is the only species of spider known to live almost entirely under water. It is the only member of the genus Argyroneta . [ 6 ] When out of the water, the spider ranges in colour from mid to dark brown, although the hairs on the abdomen give it a dark grey, velvet -like appearance. [ 7 ]
Spiders in the genus Palystes are commonly called rain spiders, or lizard-eating spiders. [3] P. castaneus often appears in the home just before the onset of rain, where they hunt geckos (usually Afrogecko porphyreus). Males are regularly seen from August to December, probably looking for females. [2] P. castaneus egg sac
Spiders in the genus Palystes are commonly called rain spiders, or lizard-eating spiders. Palystes spiders will often enter homes before rain, where they will prey on geckos (usually Afrogecko porphyreus in Gauteng, the Western Cape, or Lygodactylus capensis in the eastern parts of southern Africa). [ 5 ]
Spiders could, theoretically, eat every single human on earth within one year. It gets worse. Those humans consume about 400 million tons of meat and fish each year, so ultimately, the tiny ...
The spider's web occupies a unique biological niche: "They build their web with the orb suspended directly above a river or the water body of a lake, a habitat that no other spider can use". [4] This position allows the spiders to catch prey flying over the water, with webs observed containing up to 32 mayflies at a time.