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17-AUG-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Six-spotted fishing spider (Dolomedes triton), female

Mer Bleue Conservation Area. This is a ubiquitous spider, commonly seen resting just as in this photo, with the tips of a couple of its legs on the water to detect vibrations on the water, signalling prey. This large spider (including the legs, this one can measure up to 75mm) will readily dive to catch food!

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/2000s f/2.8 at 108.0mm iso125 hide exif
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Date/Time17-Aug-2014 13:33:05
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length108 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent125
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henkverbiesen03-Apr-2015 15:35
Great image
Lindsey09-Sep-2014 02:23
Beautiful capture of this amazing arachnid...lovely color and composition! V.
Alexander Kazakov06-Sep-2014 08:45
Beautiful symmetry! Great shot! V
Don22-Aug-2014 22:36
Great photo. I find it hard to image a spider diving, but that's my limited view of the world!
hayl19-Aug-2014 00:30
Terrific photo - a spider to look at only from far away, thank you.
pkocinski18-Aug-2014 12:05
This is cool!
Carl Carbone18-Aug-2014 02:19
Great shot of this big girl!
Hank Vander Velde18-Aug-2014 02:04
Terrific find and image Christine. That some big Spider.
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