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Common Water Spider - ? Dolomedes sp.

Family Pisauridae  

This page contains pictures and information about Common Water Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Leg to leg 50mm
 
This Water Spider easily found near the still water along Bulimba Creek. Spiders in this page look similar in body shape but with slightly different in markings on body. They are all found in the same small area and we believe they are the same species.
 
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We sometime find this Water Spiders running across the running stream. Most of the time they are hiding among the plants at the water edge. The spider is brown in colour with white lines along each side of its body.
 
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This Water Spider look similar to the one above but does not have the white lines on its body. It puts its front legs on water seems sensing if there is any prey passing by.
 

 
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Leg to leg 40mm
 
This spider found hiding on plants near to the water. 
 

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Last updated: June 19, 2007.