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Wedgefield, Florida, United States
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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Cape Hillsborough, Queensland, Australia
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Cape Hillsborough, Queensland, Australia
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The second one of these I have found--both had wandered into the laundry room. Coaxed very gently into a jar, I kept this one for several days in cool, shaded conditions, and brought it out for a couple of photo sessions. It was not much fazed by chilling, but it did hold still, sometimes, when placed out in the open. During one session, it leaped onto my lens, very near my hand, causing me to lean back quickly and fire a couple of shots in the air as I tried desperately to not drop the camera and to not feel how powerful the fangs were. Luckily, photographer and spider both survived the odreal without any injuries.Pcca20080412-0116a
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labbradolci (Save the Monarchs, Plant Milkweed))
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view large she is a real beauty :)Dark fishing spiderOrder: AraneaeFamily: PisauridaeGenus and species: Dolomedes tenebrosus HentzFemale D. tenebrosos have a bodies (cephalothorax and abdomen) that reache about 1 long. When outstretched legs are included in the measurements, the animal can measure over 3 long. This young lady was found in Connecticut. They are wandering spiders, stalking their prey rather than snaring it in webs. Spiders of the family Pisauridae are often called nursery-web spiders. Shortly before the eggs hatch, the mother attaches the sac to vegetation, builds a nursery web around it, and stands guard nearby. The young live in the nursery web for some time after hatching This information was adapted from "Dark fishing spider" by Jeffrey K. Barnes and the full article can be found by following the link:
www.uark.edu/ua/arthmuse//dolomede.html
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I managed to get it (finally) to pose on an uncluttered background. After these last few photos, I allowed it to race off. (No invertebrate is safe around my house--anything interesting has to pose for photos before being removed to safety.)PCCA20080414-0314A1
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I'm not much of an arthropod* guy, but if I had to pick a favorite, I'd go with arachnids.We met while I was prowling through the stands of cypress that run along the edge of the run. It was perched on a trunk about 3 feet above the water's surface. If it hadn't stirred, and wasn't so big that it's hard to miss, I never would have seen it.Luckily I didn't spook it, and even better; it didn't jump in the boat.After a little research, I've tentatively identified this as a fishing spider, specifically Dolomedes tenebrosus, but I'm no expert, so a confirmation would be very helpful.I was initially advised that it might be a wolf spider, but I found out that they have three rows of eyes, while fishing spiders have only two rows of four each. Morrison Springs RunMorrison Springs County ParkWalton County, Florida, USAFishing SpiderDolomedes tenebrosusOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOLYMPUS M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
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Generally, I'm not that comfortable around anything with more than seven eyes, but this one has a certain something.We had a tacit agreement: it wasn't going to hop in the boat with me, and I would only take a bunch of pictures of it. I've tentatively identified this as a fishing spider, specifically Dolomedes tenebrosus, but I'm no arachnid-o-logist, so a confirmation would be very helpful.Morrison Springs RunMorrison Springs County ParkWalton County, Florida, USAFishing SpiderDolomedes tenebrosusOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOLYMPUS M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
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Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan
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Nursery web spider (Pisaurina mira) New Paltz, New York (September 13, 2009)
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Franklin, North Carolina
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Christmas, Florida, United States
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New Paltz, NY (July 28, 2013)
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New Paltz, NY (July 28, 2013)
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Marshy Point Nature Center, Chase, Md.Gunpowder Neck Quad 39076_C3
bugguide.net/node/view/2919Female carries the egg sac underneath the cephalothorax. When eggs are close to hatching, she attaches them to vegetation and guards them.
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The best way to distinguish the Pisauridae from other Families is by observing their eye patterns [Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisaurina_mira].Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum:ChelicerataClass:Arachnida CUVIER, 1812 (arachnids)Subclass: MicruraOrder: Araneae CLERCK, 1757 (spiders, Spinnen)Suborder: Araneomorphae (Echte Webspinnen)Superfamily: LycosoideaFamily: Pisauridae SIMON, 1890 (nursery web spiders, Raub- oder Jagdspinnen)Genus:
PisaurinaPisaurina mira WALCKENAER, 1837 (Nursery Web Spider)NE-Germay, Brandenburg: vic. Knigs-Wusterhausen, 50m asl., 01.05.2012IMG_0526
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Greene, Maine
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Sarawak, Malaysia
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Sarawak, Malaysia
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Kunigami, Okinawa, Japan