Dolomedes triton
(Six-spotted Fishing Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Dolomedes cf. triton

I've always wondered what kind this was. I found this near my pool when I was opening for the season. That same weekend I ended up contracting a serious staff infection in my leg that put me in the hospital for the better part of a week. I was always curious if somehow this spider had bitten me and caused the infection, but I was never able to figure out what kind of spider it was, and never saw it again.

• Submitted by: 
  
  kstark895
• Submitted: Mar 23, 2018
• Photographed: May 26, 2012
• Spider: Dolomedes triton (Six-spotted Fishing Spider)
• Location: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal