Dolomedes minor
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A Dolomedes minor spider on top of its nest
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Dolomedes minor (L. Koch, 1876) |
Dolomedes minor is a spider of the genus Dolomedes found in New Zealand. Female spiders can grow to be over 6 cm in legspan. The spider is a pale brown colour with stripes along its body, including a stripe running through the middle of its body to the middle of its abdomen - which is less prominent in its relative D. aquaticus.