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Fishing Spider

Dolomedes sp.

Photo by Machi
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28.6128, -81.1581

Field Notes

Description:

This spider could quickly skip on the water

Habitat:

Econlockhatchee River

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Kyle A
I agree. I think you nailed it.
Machi
Thanks for the help! I think it is a Dolomedes species after looking into it more.
Kyle A
My gut tells me it's fishing spider. My concern is that FL is subtropical and I'm less sure of the climate. You can try uploading it to BugGuide. They are an excellent resource. http://bugguide.net/node/view/1954/bgimage
Machi
Could be, it looks like this one http://bugguide.net/node/view/799527/... Do you know if any other spider genuses have similar water-skipping behavior?
Kyle A
Fishing spider? http://bugguide.net/node/view/1985

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International Spider Survey
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Spiders of Florida
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Florida Wetlands
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Florida's Arachnids
Photographed
PublishedAugust 28, 2014

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