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A fishing spider in the family Pisauridae and genus Dolomedes with two of its legs missing. Most likely some predator (a bird or given its habitat a large fish or frog) grasped the spider by the missing limbs which were jettisoned by the spider in response. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria, Australia in April 2007

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Taken by Fir0002

Camera Details:
Camera: Canon 20D
Lens: Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro

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current07:24, 25 November 20071,600×1,067 (526 KB)Fir0002 (A fishing spider in the family ''Pisauridae'' and genus ''Dolomedes'' with two of it's legs missing. This is most likely to have occurred in an encounter with a bird or given it's habitat a frog or large fish. Taken in Swifts Creek, Victoria in April 2007)