🦋 Family

Pisauridae

30 species · Animals

Animalia › Arthropoda › Arachnida › Araneae › Pisauridae

Dolomedes aquaticus is a New Zealand spider that lives on open stony riverbeds and rocky lake shores, with distinct size and color markings.

Dolomedes minor is a New Zealand fishing spider that builds large plant-tip nursery webs for its young.

Dolomedes instabilis is an Australian fishing spider found on fresh water that hunts underwater, with a maximum leg span of 50mm.

Megadolomedes australianus is a large endemic Australian water spider with distinct physical traits separating it from close relatives.

Megadolomedes trux is a large sexually dimorphic Australian spider found east of the Great Dividing Range from Gordon to Cooktown.

Megadolomedes johndouglasi is a sexually dimorphic Australian spider found in streamside habitats of southeastern Australia.

Related Families

Salticidae 299 species Araneidae 234 species Theridiidae 85 species Theraphosidae 64 species Lycosidae 63 species Thomisidae 56 species Tetragnathidae 38 species Sparassidae 24 species

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