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Dolomedes instabilis
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Dolomedes instabilis

Dolomedes instabilis is a species of fishing spider found in Australia. Often seen on the surface of fresh water. Hunting techniques include submerging underwater to catch prey such as insects and tadpoles. Leg span is up to 50mm.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 559841.