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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 /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64129/white-banded_fishing_spider_dolomedes_albineus_-_.html" title="White-Banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus) - ♀"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64129_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=yJapAoPv9rtnwb6XBqF8NsDzz8E%3D" width="106" 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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64127/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><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64128/white-banded_fishing_spider_dolomedes_albineus_-_.html" title="White-Banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus) - ♀"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/64128_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=TuDeY7ei1hAxkC5ZCgjwF%2F6Ip3I%3D" width="104" 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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64129/dolomedes_albineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64127/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><br /> <br /> Not the best quality video, but you can see how effective they are at hunting!<br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/40cDlghWKps?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section><br /> Young Dolomedes albineus ballooning:<br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/iD-dDUCx6Q0?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Dolomedes albineus,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

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.

How can one not smile when looking at this cutie!? Just look at that face!

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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64127/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

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 /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64129/dolomedes_albineus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/64127/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


Not the best quality video, but you can see how effective they are at hunting!

Young Dolomedes albineus ballooning:

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Superb shot. Partly freaked out but it definitely is a gorgeous spider. The ballooning is hilarious! Is is what I think it is? Inflating themselves to come across as more threatening? Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      It seems that way at first glance, but they are positioning themselves in preparation for gliding on air/electric currents. It was just recently discovered that spiders take advantage of electric currents to travel hundreds of miles!
      https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-electric-flight-of-spiders/564437/

       Posted 7 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        I had no idea, thanks for the video! Posted 7 years ago

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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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Uploaded Aug 2, 2018. Captured Jul 16, 2018 21:18 in 101 Earl St, Plainville, GA 30733, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
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