The six-spotted fishing spider Dolomedes triton is an arachnid from the nursery web spider family Pisauridae. This species is from the genus Dolomedes the fishing spiders. This species of fishing spider is named after the mythological Greek god Triton who is the messenger of the big sea and the son of Poseidon.
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