It looks like a young Dark Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus, from the leg band markings. When they are found indoors it is usually in a bathroom, kitchen, or laundry room. They might come in through the interior or exterior of the pipes. I doubt that they find a way into a house through cracks then navigate the house to find rooms with water sources. They climb vertical surfaces very well. I made a note to myself to try to find out if plumbers know the answer to how Fishing Spiders could come in. The good news is that they aren’t… Read more »
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We found this second spider of the same kind in our sink. He was on top of a small piece of food but he looked black with the legs being multicolored.
It looks like a young Dark Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus, from the leg band markings. When they are found indoors it is usually in a bathroom, kitchen, or laundry room. They might come in through the interior or exterior of the pipes. I doubt that they find a way into a house through cracks then navigate the house to find rooms with water sources. They climb vertical surfaces very well. I made a note to myself to try to find out if plumbers know the answer to how Fishing Spiders could come in. The good news is that they aren’t… Read more »