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    • Pisauridae

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Recent Observations

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What

Six-spotted Fishing Spider Dolomedes triton

Observer

cyric

Date

May 19, 2012

Description

A Six-spotted Fishing Spider on the surface of Farm Pond in Trustom Pond NWR.

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Observer

lward

Date

May 9, 2012
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Photos

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What

Dark Fishing Spider Dolomedes tenebrosus

Observer

wabbytwax

Date

May 13, 2012
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Description from Wikipedia

Nursery web spiders are spiders of the family Pisauridae. They resemble wolf spiders (family Lycosidae), but they carry their egg sacs by means of their jaws and pedipalps (instead of attaching them to their spinnerets). When the eggs are about to hatch, a mother spider will build a nursery "tent," put her egg sac inside, and mount guard outside. The name nursery web spider is especially given to the European species Pisaura mirabilis, but the family...

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