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Six-spotted Fishing Spider

Dolomedes triton

Photo by Jacob Gorneau
Published on Project Noah
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KarenL?

Species ID Suggestions

Six-spotted fishing spider

Dolomedes triton

Comments (3)

Oh I see! The six spots are located on the abdomen.
Thanks for OD!!!!! Do you know why they are called fishing spiders?
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012

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