Fish-eating spiders

[vogelcommando]

All over the world fish are on the menu of spiders :
Fish-eating spiders discovered in all parts of the world

 

[Chlidonias]

a couple of nice photos on that link. The genus Dolomedes is quite widespread and usually the species are fairly large. We have a native one in NZ which lives along rivers and lakes and gets to a substantial size. I believe it feeds on small fish as well.

 

[vogelcommando]

Another article about the fish-eating spiders :
Wildlife Extra News - Large spiders discovered to enjoy a meal of fish