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Dolomedes spider


Dolomedes spider
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-10-12
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-14 2:29
Viewed: 771
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
These spiders resemble the wolf spiders (Lycosidae), but have a different eye pattern. Pisaurids have their eyes arranged in 2 rows, the posterior row slightly recurved, the median eyes in the second row slightly (if any) larger than the others. (Wolf spiders have eyes arranged in 3 rows). The egg sac is carried by the female under her prosoma, held there by her chelicerae & pedipalps. Before the eggs hatch, the female attaches the sac to a plant and then builds a web around it -- and stands guard nearby. The Pisaurids forage for their food and build webs only for protecting their young. Some spiders in this family, particularly fishing spiders in the genus Dolomedes, are quite large and may have a leg spread of 75 mm or more. The Dolomedes spiders live near water; they walk on the surface of water and dive underneath it to feed on aquatic insects and even small fish.
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To mehmetarslan: Merhaba!sily 1 10-15 08:05
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merhaba tanja,
Kurt örümceği:
Avını koşarak yakalar ve ağ örmez sadece üreme zamanında yumurtalar için kokon yapar,
Güzel bir tür. güzel çalışma.

great portrait, TFS Ori

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3581 W: 143 N: 5669] (18529)
  • [2008-10-14 22:22]
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Hi Tanja.
I am glad to see your here with new fine picture. I welcome your upper POV and great farming of the scene. Pictured specimen of spider is excellent. I also like great DOF and crisp sharpness of the insect and ground. My heartfelt greeting and TFS.
Alexei.

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