Caption

Fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) adult female arachnid feeding on a male spider after mating on vegetation on the water surface of a pond in summer, England, United Kingdom

Date

Jun 10, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Kevin Sawford

Reference

BRK26G22_158

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

29.9Mb (10.0Mb) / 13.2in x 8.8in / 3956 x 2638 (300dpi)

Keywords

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