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The spider is about quarter size, a little bigger than a typical wolf spider, I really don't know what it is.It was hanging out in grass and leaf litter in a road ditch with some overhead trees.
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- Submitted: May 17, 2026
- Photographed: May 17, 2026
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Conway , Missouri, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Looks to be a 6 spotted fishing spider Dolomedes triton
Species Dolomedes triton – Six-spotted Fishing Spider – BugGuide.Net
i’m sure you’re probably right, but doesn’t he have eight spots? There’s definitely eight spots there. probably jut dumb taxonomist not wearing glasses but still, there’s totally eight spots on there.
If you could see her undeside (ventral) you would see 6 spots. The light banding of her perimiter doesn’t show well here.
ohhhh ok I though the name referred to the spots on top, not the spots underneath, that makes sense, thanks Dan. You are definitely the bug man.