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Six-spotted Fishing Spider

Dolomedes triton

Description:

Spotted at Huntley Meadows Park, Va.

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...

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matthewryanre
matthewryanre 11 years ago

I believe that this is a Dolomedes triton. The color varies on this spider but the six spots on the abdomen are distinctive. Check bugguide.net for comparables.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/114139/bgi...

Louisa
Spotted by
Louisa

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Jul 15, 2012

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