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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

Comments (3)

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!
Looks like a common wolf spider, though grown to huge proportions.
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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