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AH_Fen Raft Spider Great Raft Spider Dolomedes plantarius leg water surface_9482.jpg
Fen Raft Spider / Great Raft Spider {Dolomedes plantarius} leg resting on surface tension of water on which it hunts. Norfolk Broads, UK. August. IUCN Red List 'Vulnerable' species and endangered in the UK where it is fully protected by law under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This photograph was taken under licence.
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