Comments & ID Thoughts
Found this while cleaning up in my basement in Walton Kentucky. Moved a bag and almost grabbed it with my hand. Its body was about an inch long and each leg was about an inch long as well. 3 inches altogether. Would have fit in the palm of my hand. The web was a thick web...
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- Submitted: Jun 9, 2019
- Photographed: Jun 9, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Walton, Kentucky, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
- Found in web?: No
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I quickly grabbed a box and lid and took it outside…. I knew it was big, but it was bigger than I thought it was. Kept turning and following me…. couple of times ran after me!
This is a dark fishing spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus. Thanks for moving it outdoors where it belongs!