She’s huge!
That is a very cooperative fishing spider. I get the impression she was alive and moving, but seems to have been very willing to be approached, measured, flashed, etc. Perhaps you are the fishing spider whisperer?
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Dolomedes are cool, often you can find them at night time by shining your light around and looking for the dots reflecting the light back at you, you can often see the eye flash from several metres away.
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One of my first observations on iNat (by date of observation, which was years before I found out about iNat) was a Dolomedes albineus in my home. I’ve observed two D. albinei, the second three times.
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@sebastiandoak That’s exactly how I found her!
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Very cool!
I recently found a big one guarding her eggs / youngsters.
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Just a note to please be judicious when posting images on the forum - generally a couple per post is sufficient. Since the photos display small, it also helps to upload small versions that will take up less space. The forum has a limited amount of storage available to it. Thanks.
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That’s creepy. But cool you found it I guess.
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What a cool animal! I remember learning about them for the first time and being absolutely fascinated.
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Wow, I would never have been able to tell. Great quality! My camera has trouble taking pics in even the slightest darkness; the shutterspeed drops so low.
Haha, I think it would definitely be creepy if it crawled on you in the dark, though I don’t see why it would do that :)
Was that reply to me? I havent posted my dolomedes in this thread. But I find that most dolomedes dont mind being flashed by really bright light, so you can use a strong externallight if having challenges, and they will just chill there.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?taxon_id=1599258&user_id=sebastiandoak&verifiable=any
Sorry, I was replying to @spiderthumbs:
Sorry if that was unclear!
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All good you quoted me, so I wasnt sure.
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Sorry, was replying to @spiderthumbs; who posted a reply to you. I guess I was kind of confused about how to respond. I’m kind of new to the forum, so I’m still learning my way around here. :)
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Don’t forget to look at tree trunks for Dolomedes. Also, juveniles often stray far from water but either move on or die before maturing. My house siding was the first place I ever saw any.
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No stress at all. You just need to reply to the specific post made by the user. Which seems you are good on now. I hope you do feel encouraged to join in all sorts of convos around the threads. Most people here are very chill.
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Thanks :)
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I was excited to see one recently too! It was very cooperative at first, and then swam under a log where it sat and watched until I left.
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This reminds me of my own encounter with a fishing spider. It was riding a leaf “boat” on the river. Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton)
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