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Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Photo by Kyle A
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Field Notes

Description:

The body was about 1/2 inch long.

Habitat:

Spotted on the door frame of an outdoor pool filter house.

Reference Links:

What type of spider is this? - Dolomedes tenebrosus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Kyle A
Thank you for the kind words merrypoppins77. It was pretty big. Including the legs it was about 2.25 across. I told my workmate it was probably a fishing or jumping spider. He moved about 5 feet away and shouted "spiders can jump!" Lol
GeckoDragon
Now that's a big spider!! :-P And awesome photos!

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PublishedJune 23, 2014

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