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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