Raft spider

Dolomedes fimbriatus

The raft spider, ''Dolomedes fimbriatus'', is a European spider of the family Pisauridae. The raft spider is one of the two largest spiders in the United Kingdom. Like other ''Dolomedes'' spiders it hunts by running on the surface of water, and can submerge altogether to hide from predators.
lesser raft spider we saw several of these colorful beauties on plants, no water nearby. Dolomedes fimbriatus,Geotagged,Netherlands,Raft spider,Summer

Appearance

The female's body measures up to 22 millimetres long with a leg span of about 70 mm ; as with most spiders the male is considerably smaller.
Raft spider. spotted this giant in the Weerribben in Overijssen the Netherlands. somebody called her Jesus spider, she walks on water. Dolomedes fimbriatus,Raft spider

Habitat

Raft spiders are semi-aquatic and live around acidic bogs and in wet acidic grassland, especially where there are small pools of water. They are dark chocolate brown in colour with a conspicuous white or cream stripe along each side. The closely related great raft spider is similar in size, habits and appearance, but lives in fens.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyPisauridae
GenusDolomedes
SpeciesD. fimbriatus
Photographed in
Austria
Estonia
Netherlands