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Dark fishing spider

Dolomedes scriptus

Photo by KarenL
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

2 1/2 leg span fishing spider

Habitat:

Lake edge

Reference Links:

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Comments (2)
KarenL
Thanks Bill! They certainly scared my mother-in-law when I pointed them out to her! :)
beaker98
Very nice series! It seems the darker they are, the scarier they are:)

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International Spider Survey
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PublishedAugust 8, 2013

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