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Bug of the Day - Arachtober!

I would be lying if I said I was not startled upon discovering this huuuuuge dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) on top of my composting bin while walking around my yard in the wee hours last August...I might even have emitted a large yelp lol

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hello my dears... fishing spider floats on waters edge

while i was searching for crabs i saw this beautiful spider by the waters edge hunting for prey. fishing spiders live near water and this was my first time seeing one. they can dive briefly to capture aquatic life like fish or prawns

once they sink their fangs into the capture prey, they pull it back to shore to eat the subdued prey

its one of the most interesting spiders ive chanced upon! the way it just floats above the water, motionless, is cool ^-^

Dolomedes mizhoanus

A spider found across Asia, from southern China to India to Indonesia. Known as fishing spiders or wharf spiders, almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic. They hunt by waiting at the edge of a pool or stream, then when they detect the ripples from prey, they run across the surface to subdue it using their foremost legs, which are tipped with small claws.

image by 天台山野