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Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Photo by HeatherLee
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Body is a couple inches long, thorny looking hairs on the legs. Mostly brown in color.

Habitat:

Woods (and Men's restroom).

Notes:

My boyfriend found it in the Men's room and told me to check it out.

Species ID Suggestions

Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

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Aarongunnar
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Comments (3)
KarenL
Hi Heather, now that Aaron has taken the time to identify this for you please can you add the common & scientific names in edit so this can come off of the unidentified list. Thanks!
RichardRogers
Looks like a common wolf spider, though grown to huge proportions.
animaisfotos
Welcome to ProjectNoah. Its a cool beginning here. These animals always live a strong impression on us primates. I particularly like way you zoomed out, the other images added. It unable's us to have context of the surroundings. Thanks for sharing.

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PublishedJuly 21, 2011

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