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Water spiders (Pisauridae)
Sighting 4192356

Dolomedes (genus)

1 Fishing spider at Bald Hills, NSW

Dolomedes (genus) at Bald Hills, NSW - 2 Feb 2019 04:00 AM
Dolomedes (genus) at Bald Hills, NSW - 2 Feb 2019 04:00 AM
Dolomedes (genus) at Bald Hills, NSW - 2 Feb 2019 04:00 AM
Dolomedes (genus) at Bald Hills, NSW - 2 Feb 2019 04:00 AM
Dolomedes (genus) at Bald Hills, NSW - 2 Feb 2019 04:00 AM
Dolomedes (genus) at Bald Hills, NSW - 2 Feb 2019 04:00 AM
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Unverified 3 Feb 2019 JulesPhotographer

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Sitting on a lily pad, this spider pounced on an unlucky dragonfly. Approx 3cm long body and longest span across, from leg tip to leg tip, was around 5cm

4 comments

JulesPhotographer wrote:
   16 Feb 2019
Thank you KerriLee.. it is difficult to see in these photos due to compression, but it does have the spiky legs like the Dolomedes facetus, but is not hairy like this one, rather it's legs look almost transparent with a green tinge. The body shape and markings are almost identical!
JulesPhotographer wrote:
   16 Feb 2019
Thanks KerriLee! Will see what I can do with it to enhance the legs. Unfortunately it has been cropped quite a bit already as it was floating out in the dam, some distance from the side. If I can get a better result by editing I'll post asap!
JulesPhotographer wrote:
   17 Feb 2019
Have updated, hoping it helps :)
JulesPhotographer wrote:
   18 Feb 2019
Excellent! Thanks KerriLee

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