More Dolomedes pictures

[padkison]

 

[syndicate]

awesome!whats the legspan on this girl?

 

[padkison]

About three inches

awesome!whats the legspan on this girl?

 

[beetleman]

wow,very attractive spider! hmm i'm thinking about these

 

[gunslinger]

As always nice pics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, keep us posted on the egg sac developments, especially if albineus drops one!

 

[padkison]

Albineus molted. She grew 1/2". I'm thinking that when she reaches full size, she will have the coloration described in the guide book of greyish with a white dorsal carapace.

 

[syndicate]

shes lookin nice!im hopin to locate some dolomedes this weekend.

 

[padkison]

Now here's one I caught last year. Note the coloration. I think it is an adult albineus.

 

[syndicate]

shes a good size.nice find!

 

[padkison]

Found some more last night.

Dolomedes tenebrosus gravid female (note bottom of deli cup is 3.5" diameter). I saw two cohabitating males in the same hollow of her tree.

Male Dolomedes tenenbrosus, note vial bottom is 1.5" in diameter.

Dolomedes albineus juvenile

Dolomedes albineus adult male #1

Dolomedes albineus adult male #2

 

[beetleman]

very nice as always:clap:

 

[syndicate]

awesome pics of that male albineus!hoping i can locate some of these round here.

 

[padkison]

Two flies getting munched.

 

[syndicate]

geat detail on that first shot :]