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Marsh spider and pals - Dolomedes triton
Copyright © 2009 Mark Fox

Marsh spider and pals - Dolomedes triton
Couba Island, St Charles Parish, Louisiana, USA
February 8, 2009
Size: ~3cm
The spider is what I'm curious about, but you can see a fly pupa, some red mites, and probably more if you look carefully enough.
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Contributed by Mark Fox on 18 February, 2009 - 3:48pm
Last updated 19 February, 2009 - 8:59am

Dolomedes triton
It's a Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton). Here's a link to its respective Guide page: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1990
… Brett Tyler, 18 February, 2009 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes)?
Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes)?
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