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
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae) » Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes) » fimbriatus group (Dolomedes fimbriatus group) » Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton)
Photo#149290
Unknown Spider - Dolomedes triton
Copyright © 2007 Minray Yang

Unknown Spider - Dolomedes triton
Long Grove, Lake County, Illinois, USA
September 30, 2007
For a perspective on size, this image was taken at 1:1 magnification. The spider was by a pond.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Minray Yang on 30 September, 2007 - 7:15pm
Last updated 20 October, 2007 - 11:36am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 20 October, 2007 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

Possibly........
Genus Pisaurina or Nursery Web Spiders. http://bugguide.net/node/view/2918

Nice image!

Scott
… Scott Justis, 30 September, 2007 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes and no:-)
Right family, wrong genus. This is clearly the six-spotted fishing spider, Dolomedes triton. It may even be an immature specimen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 October, 2007 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

 
I tried!
Thanks for correcting me :^).

Scott
… Scott Justis, 1 October, 2007 - 4:05pm 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 © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact