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Six-spotted fishing spider
Zackiedawg

Six-spotted fishing spider (Dolomedes triton)

Either an awesome specimen to see for fans of insects, or the stuff of nightmares if you're not. Large spider that can float and walk on water - and they will catch, envenomate, and eat fish many times larger than their own body.
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Habitat
Wetlands
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
March 14, 2020
Scientific name
Dolomedes triton
Equipment used
Sony A6600, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens w/1.4x teleconverter
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
643mm, F10, 1/400 shutter, 640 ISO
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Reactions: Stanley Jones
Tired
Lovely shot of a rather worrying creature. I have nothing against spiders in general, and the way these run on the water is fascinating (look at the surface tension around it!), but I do not enjoy large spiders that will climb onto solid vertical surfaces they find in the water. Say, me, wading. I don't believe they're dangerous, but they are very unnerving.
 
Kits
I'm not a fan of spiders but he is rather nice.
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
513
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
ƒ/10
Focal length
643.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
640
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
170530073.Tk0qOBkU.vWako14mar200089.jpg
File size
457.9 KB
Date taken
Sat, 14 March 2020 2:05 PM
Dimensions
1400px x 934px

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