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Dolomedes fimbriatus
Dolomedes is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Almost all Dolomedes species are semi-aquatic. Many species have a striking pale stripe down each side of the body. They hunt by waiting at the edge of a pool or stream, then when they detect the ripples from prey, they run across the surface to subdue it using their foremost legs, which are tipped with small claws; like other spiders they then inject venom with their hollow jaws to kill and digest the prey. They mainly eat insects, but some larger species are able to catch small fish. They can also climb beneath the water, when they become encased in a silvery film of air.
Tropical forest. In fact, it was very close to a water stream.
Chun, many thanks for the ID suggestions. It looks like a Dolomedes fimbriatus although I could be wrong. I saw it in Thailand. In any case it is indeed from the Pisauridae family so thanks to your help I could narrow down the genus/species.
it looks like yes, it can be Heteropoda genus. For the species I am yet not sure..thanks for checking!
For Signature Spiders you must take picture of them with their beautifully signed webs. Do you find web of this spider..?
This may be a fishing spider, but I'm not familiar with spiders in your part of the world, although I've worked on conservation programming in Southeast Asia. This is a female spider carrying her egg sac.
Spotted on Nov 15, 2008
Submitted on May 23, 2011
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