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The surface tension idea is probably a pretty good theory. Here is another one. Several of our spiders which are unusually large and frankly scary are aquatic spiders which live under docks, floating swim platforms and at the edge of our lakes in SW Nova Scotia where I have seen them. They not only prey on other aquatic insects, but supposedly on small fish nd tadpoles. Myth? I cannot find them in the Golden Guide to Spiders except for some which live in Europe and Asia. I do remember Jim Wolford several years ago giving us a good lesson on our aquatic spiders. Does anyone out there in cyberspace want to see if they can find it in our new storage site? Thanks, Doug for constructing such a tome! What a lot of work and help to us. Jim is away, or about to go away, so is probably not able to respond to this issue now. The spider in question does not seem particularly large, but it may have been a young one dispersing, trying to find its own home before a larger fish or aquatic dwelling bird found it. JET
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