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Water Spider
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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Water Spider
Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.
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WATER SPIDER FACTS |
Description
This Dolomedes water spider is brown with a white border round the head and white markings on the sides. It looks a bit like a wolf spider but does not have a large pair of eyes in centre like wolf spiders. It can run on the surface of the water.
Size
15mm
Habitat
creek banks
Food
hunts on water
Breeding
builds a retreat for egg sacs
Notes
Bite results in local mild pain
Classification
| Class: | Arachnida | | Order: | Araneomorphae | | Family: | Pisauridae | | Genus: | Dolomedes | | Species: | sp | | Common Name: | Water Spider |
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