The white banded fishing spider belongs to the nursery web spider group, indigenous to the United States of America.
Size: Females measuring 23 mm (.90 inches) approximately are slightly larger than males who are 18 mm (.70 inches) long.
Color: Their color is variable as some may be brown while a few are mossy green with dark markings. It has a white band in the area below its eyes, around the jaws and even on its entire carapace at times apart from the center which has a black spot.
The eggs are small and round remaining in the egg sac guarded by the female.
The spiderlings disperse after their first molt outside the egg sac.
Though the white banded fishing spider builds webs, it is not used for catching preys since they hunt them down.
They are not aggressive but like most other species of nursery web spiders, they may bite if provoked. Being large in size, their bite may be painful, not dangerous though leading to redness or localized pain.
| Distribution | Found in the whole of United States |
| Habitat | Aquatic areas particularly cypress swamps |
| Diet | Aquatic insects as well as small fish |
| Lifespan | Unknown |
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The white banded fishing spider belongs to the nursery web spider group, indigenous to the United States of America.
Size: Females measuring 23 mm (.90 inches) approximately are slightly larger than males who are 18 mm (.70 inches) long.
Color: Their color is variable as some may be brown while a few are mossy green with dark markings. It has a white band in the area below its eyes, around the jaws and even on its entire carapace at times apart from the center which has a black spot.
The eggs are small and round remaining in the egg sac guarded by the female.
The spiderlings disperse after their first molt outside the egg sac.
Though the white banded fishing spider builds webs, it is not used for catching preys since they hunt them down.
They are not aggressive but like most other species of nursery web spiders, they may bite if provoked. Being large in size, their bite may be painful, not dangerous though leading to redness or localized pain.
| Distribution | Found in the whole of United States |
| Habitat | Aquatic areas particularly cypress swamps |
| Diet | Aquatic insects as well as small fish |
| Lifespan | Unknown |
Image Credits: I.pinimg.com, Media.sciencephoto.com, Bugguide.net, Cdn.whatsthatbug.com
