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Fishing spider (molted exoskeleton)

Dolomedes scriptus

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Notes:

Newly molted spider shown in photo 2.
Spotted on the Cumberland Trail, Ashland City, Tennessee.

Reference Links:

Dolomedes scriptus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
KarenL
:) It must be quite a tough job wriggling out of that - I imagine kind of like trying to get out of a wetsuit!

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Spiders of Tennessee
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PublishedMarch 19, 2012

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