Great raft spider
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phylum | Arthropoda | The great raft spider or fen raft spider(Dolomedes plantarius) is a European species of spider in the Pisauridae family. Like other Dolomedes spiders, it is semi-aquatic, hunting its prey on the surface of water. It occurs mainly in neutral to alkaline, unpolluted water of fens and grazing marsh.
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class | Arachnida | |
order | Araneae | |
family | Pisauridae | |
genus | Dolomedes | |
species | D. plantarius |