Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae) » Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes) » fimbriatus group (Dolomedes fimbriatus group) » Sixspotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton)
Photo#222972
Fishing Spider ??? - Dolomedes triton
Copyright © 2008 Jerry Armstrong

Fishing Spider ??? - Dolomedes triton
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: about 60 mm span
Is this a Six Spotted Fishing Spider - Dolomedes triton? She was guarding a large mass of immatures only 3 to 4 feet from a lake's edge.

Images of this individual: tag all
Fishing Spider ??? - Dolomedes triton Fishing Spider ??? - Dolomedes triton Fishing Spider ??? - Dolomedes triton
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 8 September, 2008 - 4:54am
Last updated 4 October, 2008 - 8:29pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 4 October, 2008 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

Moving -
to Spiders for now. Nice images - your ID may well be correct, but I'm not familiar with the fishing spiders...
… Ken Schneider, 2 October, 2008 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact