Dolomedes scriptus

Striped Fishing Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Dolomedes
Species: D. scriptus
Binomial name
Dolomedes scriptus
(Hentz, 1845)
Synonyms

D. fontanus Emerton, 1885
D. tenebrosus Emerton, 1902

The Striped Fishing Spider[1] (Dolomedes scriptus) is a fishing spider found in central North America. Female spiders can grow to be over 6 cm in legspan. The spider is a pale brown colour with lighter stripes around its legs and a stripe down each side of the body. It is similar to D. tenebrosus.

References

  1. Weber, Larry. (2003) Spiders of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 106-107.
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