Fishing spider in July

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Fishing spider in July

July 28, 2015 by Mike Powell

When shot from a relatively low angle, this Six-spotted Fishing spider (Dolomedes triton) looks especially fearsome, although it was actually pretty small, only about an inch (25 mm) or so in length. The spider was perched on a lily pad at Lilypons Water Gardens in Adamstown, Maryland.

Posted in Arachnids, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Adamstown MD, Canon 50D, Dolomedes triton, fishing spider, Lilypons Water Gardens, Six-spotted Fishing Spider, Tamron 180mm macro lens | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on July 28, 2015 at 7:10 am | Reply svtakeiteasy

Superb details Mike and I love the colours!
- on July 28, 2015 at 5:03 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Chris. I was lucky to be able to get pretty close and there was enough light to get a decent exposure at a low ISO.
on July 28, 2015 at 8:36 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Nice!
on July 28, 2015 at 8:41 am | Reply Lyle Krahn

It looks like a peninsula of hate at that size!
on July 28, 2015 at 6:43 pm | Reply Garden Walk Garden Talk

I kinda agree with Lyle. I would not want to see one any bigger than that. An inch is kinda big for a spider.
- on July 28, 2015 at 7:52 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  An inch is big for a spider, but I have seen fishing spiders a lot bigger. Including the legs they can be as much as 2.5 inches. They are really unusual in that they sense vibrations on the water and can then walk across the water to capture prey.
  - on July 28, 2015 at 7:53 pm Garden Walk Garden Talk
    
    Interesting, but I think I’ll keep out of the water now. 😀