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six-spotted fishing spider

Dolomedes triton

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Description:

The body is grey to brown. They have a white to a pale cream colored stripe, The abdomen has many light colored spots and also has light colored lines running down the sides of the abdomen. When this species is seen from below, there are six dark spots present on the bottom of the cephalothorax in which the common name is derived. Female are larger than males. The female is about 60 millimetres (2.4 in) long including the legs; her body length is 15–20 mm (0.59–0.79 in) and the male's body is 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in) long.

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Six-spotted fishing spider

Dolomedes triton

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PublishedFebruary 13, 2012

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