Comments & ID Thoughts
Found on the side of my pool in Melbourne, FL
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- Submitted: Jun 7, 2025
- Photographed: Jun 7, 2025
- Spider: Dolomedes triton (Six-spotted Fishing Spider)
- Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
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Beautiful picture I think it’s a six spotted fishing spider…Dolomedes triton
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106986923
Thanks! I set it loose by the lake and it took off
Brilliant. Best place for it
Thank you for giving it a good home. You’ll probably see more Fishing Spiders and Wolf Spiders in the pool. They tend to float near the skimmers and let the pool deliver fresh bugs to them. Unfortunately some people kill them. When I visited relatives with a pool I tried to remove the spiders from the skimmers throughout the day before they killed them. I can’t get through to everyone about needless Killing. 🙁