Bernard Castelein / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium August

Alex Hyde / Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female on heathland pool. Note wing of predated damselfly floating on water's surface under the spider. Dorset, UK. August.

Will Watson / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on Sphagnum, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland. June.

Will Watson / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on Sphagnum, Whixall Moss, Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve, Shropshire, England, UK. June.

Bernard Castelein / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

Jussi Murtosaari / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus), female with egg sac, Finland, August.

Kim Taylor / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female feeding on drowned dragonfly. Surrey, England, September.

Kim Taylor / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female feeding on drowned dragonfly. Surrey, England, September.

Kim Taylor / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female on leaf (Potamogeton sp) Surrey, England, September.

Nick Garbutt / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) resting on water's surface. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austian Alps, Austria. July.

Bernard Castelein / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium August

Andy Sands / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) out of water resting on old heather stem, Surrey, England, UK, July