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Running Crab Spider. Philodromus species. Family Philodromidae. On a polished granite headstone. This is the second one I photographed on a headstone (different cemeteries).
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- Submitted: Apr 4, 2020
- Photographed: Apr 1, 2020
- Spider: Philodromus
- Location: Hudson , New Hampshire, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Help identify this spider
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
Mukwonago , 
Hi! So uhm my friend wants help about identifying a spider she say in her bathtub. The thing is that she didn’t take a picture so it’s hard for me to know what to go from. I know you have some knowledge in this stuff so I wondering if you could point me in the right direction? She lives in Sydney, Australia. She said it was shaped like a huntsman spider, probably 4-6 inches in legspan, furry, black with white lines going down it’s legs. I’m thinking it might be another species of huntsman spider. Do you have any insights?… Read more »
Hi, no problem! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_spider_species_of_Australia I think Australia only has ten species in family Pisauridae, that would rule out the Fishing Spiders if they don’t match. Sparassidae and Philodromidae are the other most likely spiders with that shape. When sizes are given, she should know that with spiders, the legs aren’t usually included in the size. It’s usually Pisauridae in bathtubs in U.S. She can try Google images or Bing and just the old “black white Fishing Spider Australia” thing. The sequence of the words changes the results. Wikipedia has weird lists of things, like the one I included. Try going… Read more »