Fishing spider at Holder, ACT
Identification history
| Dolomedes sp. (genus) | 12 Feb 2023 | EmmaCollins | ||
| Unidentified | 11 Feb 2023 | Miranda |
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User's notes
Found in the pool. Not sure if it's an aquatic species but it seemed very at home on the surface tension.
2 comments
EmmaCollins
wrote:
12 Feb 2023
Yes, this is a beautiful Dolomedes sp. "Water Spider". They are amazing and can walk on the water due to small hairs on their feet. They can also dive and catch small fish and invertebrates.
Miranda
wrote:
12 Feb 2023
Wow, thank you! I hope it wasn't affected by the chlorine. If it appears again j might relocate to the local wetland.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.043152-35.335457
- Altitude 609.0m
- Places Holder, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Feb 2023 04:14 PM Recorded on
- Miranda Recorded by
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Spiders Water spiders (Pisauridae) Miranda
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Dolomedes sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Fishing spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 806.77m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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