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Dark Fishing Spider

Dolomedes tenebrosus

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, robust spider. Abdomen rounded in the front, widest in the middle, and tapered towards the rear. Abdomen gray or brown with a series of black ‘W’-shaped markings on posterior half and unique pattern on the front half that somewhat resembles the face of an ant.

Habitat:

Deciduous forests. Despite the moniker of “fishing spider,” this particular species is frequently found far from water.

Reference Links:

Dolomedes tenebrosus, Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark Fishing Spider) Pictures and Spider Identification

Species ID Suggestions

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Noirfull
Huntsman Spider.Fascinating creepy crawlers. Heteropoda sp. Family Sparassidae.

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014

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