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Dolomedes triton I learned only recently that the common name of 'six-spotted fishing spider' is not a reference to the white spots on the abdomen, but to the six dark spots on the spider’s sternum. Araneae,Dolomedes triton,Geotagged,Pisauridae,Six-spotted fishing spider,Summer,United States,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,pennsylvania Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Dolomedes triton

I learned only recently that the common name of 'six-spotted fishing spider' is not a reference to the white spots on the abdomen, but to the six dark spots on the spider’s sternum.

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    Christine Young
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    Interesting! I love learning new things...thanks for the fun fact. :) Posted 3 years ago

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The Six-spotted fishing spider

Dolomedes triton is an arachnid from the nursery web spider family Pisauridae. These spiders can be seen scampering along the water’s surface when a person walks by in which they are often referred to as dock spiders because they are often witnessed as they quickly vanish through the cracks of a boat dock.

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Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Oct 21, 2021. Captured Aug 31, 2015 08:22 in 234P+85 Hiller, PA, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/512s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.