Dolomedes albineus

Dolomedes albineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Dolomedes
Species:
D. albineus
Binomial name
Dolomedes albineus
Hentz, 1845

Dolomedes albineus, the white-banded fishing spider, is a species of nursery web spider in the family Pisauridae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the United States.[5] Like most Dolomedes, this spider tends to hunt at or in streams and ponds. It has special hairs that repel water, allowing it to walk on water, and trap an air bubble on its abdomen to dive and swim, so that it can hunt tadpoles and aquatic invertebrates.[6]

Regional color variation of the white-banded fishing spider, with a white face
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  6. ^ Fishing Spiders 101