I usually scan the surfaces of lily pads whenever I see them, hoping to spot frogs perched on them. I did not see any frogs last week during a visit to Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge, but I did spot a cool-looking Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton).
Normally I see these fishing spiders in shallow water at the edge of ponds with some of their legs on the surface of the water to sense the vibrations of potential prey. When they do, they capture the prey by walking across the water, prompting some people to refer to them as “Jesus spiders.”
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