Dolomedes triton
Sixspotted Fishing Spider
Dolomedes triton: Taxonomy | Photographs
- Kingdom: Metazoa ((=Animalia) multicellular animals)
- Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Class: Arachnida (spiders, harvestmen, scorpions, mites, etc.)
- Order: Araneae (spiders)
- Family: Pisauridae (nursery web spiders)
- Genus: Dolomedes (fishing spiders)
- Species: Dolomedes triton
- Common Names: Sixspotted Fishing Spider, Shoreline Fishing Spider
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Dolomedes triton - waiting on Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Lake Leon - Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, FL
December 23, 2001
Photo contributed by Josh Hillman
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Dolomedes triton - waiting on Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)