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Fen Raft Spider

Dolomedes plantarius

Classification

Order
Araneae

The great raft spider or fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) is a European species of spider in the family Dolomedidae. Like other Dolomedes spiders, it is semiaquatic, hunting its prey on the surface of water. It occurs mainly in neutral to alkaline, unpolluted water of fens and grazing marsh.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 47United Kingdom · 6Italy · 5France · 4Netherlands · 4Switzerland · 1