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Spider I saw floating across the water, then when it hit something solid it ran away. Pirata/Piratula
Freshwater pond with lots of cattails
Spotted on Apr 1, 2016
Submitted on Apr 6, 2016
3 Comments
Wow they look a lot alike, thanks Greg
Was thinking it was a Six-spotted Water Spider...
but it may be a Pirate Wolf Spider (Pirata piraticus)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/27059
Possibly a wolf spider?