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title: "Crafty Fishing Spider"
description: "Dolomedes facetus — Insecten en spinnen. Dolomedes facetus, commonly known as the clever fishing spider, is a species of medium to large-sized fishing spider endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/crafty-fishing-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Crafty Fishing Spider

> Dolomedes facetus — Insecten en spinnen. Dolomedes facetus, commonly known as the clever fishing spider, is a species of medium to large-sized fishing spider endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Dolomedes facetus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1055
- Wikidata: [Q1813069](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813069)
- iNaturalist taxon: [368975](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/368975)

## Names

- en: Crafty Fishing Spider

## Countries with the most observations

AU (604), NZ (19)

## Summary

Dolomedes facetus, commonly known as the clever fishing spider, is a species of medium to large-sized fishing spider endemic to Australia. It lives in freshwater ponds and waterways in coastal areas, ranging from Western Australia to Tasmania. It is  common in northern parts of Australia, particularly Queensland and the Northern Territory. It has also been introduced and become naturalised to New Zealand.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolomedes_facetus

## Photo

![Crafty Fishing Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crafty-fishing-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bethlea Bell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107408147

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/crafty-fishing-spider?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).