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Fishing Spiders
Dolomedes
Dolomedes /dɒləˈmiːdiːz/ is a genus of large spiders of the family Pisauridae. They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders. Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southwestern United States. Many species have a striking pale stripe down each side of the body.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Dark Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes tenebrosus
Six-spotted Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes triton
Striped Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes scriptus
White-banded Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes albineus
New Zealand Nursery Web Spider
speciesDolomedes minor
Banded Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes vittatus
Raft Spider
speciesDolomedes fimbriatus
Dolomedes sulfureus
speciesDolomedes sulfureus
Crafty Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes facetus
Dolomedes raptor
speciesDolomedes raptor
Dolomedes mizhoanus
speciesDolomedes mizhoanus
Dolomedes dondalei
speciesDolomedes dondalei
Dolomedes striatus
speciesDolomedes striatus
Dolomedes instabilis
speciesDolomedes instabilis
Water Spider
speciesDolomedes aquaticus
Fen raft spider
speciesDolomedes plantarius
Dolomedes nigrimaculatus
speciesDolomedes nigrimaculatus
Okefenokee Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes okefinokensis
Dolomedes horishanus
speciesDolomedes horishanus
Dolomedes japonicus
speciesDolomedes japonicus
Dolomedes holti
speciesDolomedes holti
New Mexico Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes gertschi
Dolomedes saganus
speciesDolomedes saganus
Dolomedes orion
speciesDolomedes orion
Dolomedes briangreenei
speciesDolomedes briangreenei
Dolomedes silvicola
speciesDolomedes silvicola
Dolomedes karijini
speciesDolomedes karijini
Rangatira Spider
speciesDolomedes schauinslandi
Elise's Fishing Spider
speciesDolomedes vicque
Dolomedes reuniascar
speciesDolomedes reuniascar
Dolomedes angustivirgatus
speciesDolomedes angustivirgatus
Dolomedes yawatai
speciesDolomedes yawatai
Dolomedes zatsun
speciesDolomedes zatsun
Dolomedes bedjanic
speciesDolomedes bedjanic
Dolomedes chinesus
speciesDolomedes chinesus
Dolomedes kalanoro
speciesDolomedes kalanoro
Dolomedes rotundus
speciesDolomedes rotundus
Dolomedes neocaledonicus
speciesDolomedes neocaledonicus
Dolomedes senilis
speciesDolomedes senilis
Dolomedes alexandri
speciesDolomedes alexandri
Dolomedes spathularis
speciesDolomedes spathularis
Dolomedes titan
speciesDolomedes titan
Dolomedes gregoric
speciesDolomedes gregoric
Dolomedes albicomus
speciesDolomedes albicomus
Dolomedes fontus
speciesDolomedes fontus
Dolomedes lafoensis
speciesDolomedes lafoensis
Dolomedes mankorlod
speciesDolomedes mankorlod
Dolomedes hydatostella
speciesDolomedes hydatostella
Dolomedes pegasus
speciesDolomedes pegasus
Dolomedes boiei
speciesDolomedes boiei
Dolomedes karschi
speciesDolomedes karschi
Dolomedes flaminius
speciesDolomedes flaminius
Dolomedes intermedius
speciesDolomedes intermedius
Dolomedes pullatus
speciesDolomedes pullatus
Dolomedes angolensis
speciesDolomedes angolensis
Dolomedes guamuhaya
speciesDolomedes guamuhaya
Dolomedes toldo
speciesDolomedes toldo
Dolomedes vatovae
speciesDolomedes vatovae
Dolomedes fernandensis
speciesDolomedes fernandensis
Dolomedes ohsuditia
speciesDolomedes ohsuditia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 82118.