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White-banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus) ♂ On our front porch, in Snorri&#039;s dried out kiddie swimming pool.<br /> <br /> Large, but nearly as big as the female I saw last year! <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64127/white-banded_fishing_spider_dolomedes_albineus_-_.html" title="White-Banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus) - ♀"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64127_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=yavHkObWapg5phE62uiVyd%2F75gA%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="White-Banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus) - ♀ Hanging out on a wall near porch lights (near an overgrown backyard habitat) in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. July 16, 2018. VERY LARGE. Around 4 inch width! Appears to have lost and regrown a front leg.<br /> <br /> How can one not smile when looking at this cutie!? Just look at that face!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64129/dolomedes_albineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64128/dolomedes_albineus.html<br /> <br /> Not the best quality video, but you can see how effective they are at hunting!<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40cDlghWKps<br /> Young Dolomedes albineus ballooning:<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD-dDUCx6Q0 Dolomedes albineus,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Dolomedes albineus,Geotagged,Summer,United States,White-Banded Fishing Spider Click/tap to enlarge

White-banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus) ♂

On our front porch, in Snorri's dried out kiddie swimming pool.

Large, but nearly as big as the female I saw last year!

White-Banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus) - ♀ Hanging out on a wall near porch lights (near an overgrown backyard habitat) in NW Georgia (Gordon County), US. July 16, 2018. VERY LARGE. Around 4 inch width! Appears to have lost and regrown a front leg.<br /> <br /> How can one not smile when looking at this cutie!? Just look at that face!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64129/dolomedes_albineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64128/dolomedes_albineus.html<br /> <br /> Not the best quality video, but you can see how effective they are at hunting!<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40cDlghWKps<br /> Young Dolomedes albineus ballooning:<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD-dDUCx6Q0 Dolomedes albineus,Geotagged,Summer,United States

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The White-Banded Fishing Spider

''Dolomedes albineus'', the whitebanded fishing spider, is a species of nursery web spider in the family Pisauridae. It is found in the United States.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Sep 17, 2020. Captured Aug 25, 2020 17:50 in 227 Oakman Rd NE, Oakman, GA 30732, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/32.0
  • 1/41s
  • ISO1000
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.