Unidentified

Picture ID 136020

Picture of unidentified spider
  • Submitted by: 
    Woobs
  • Submitted: Apr 11, 2021
  • Photographed: Apr 11, 2021
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States
  • Spotted Indoors: Other
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

I think it was an immature Fishing Spider in genus Dolomedes. My Dad sees them often in Connecticut. I didn’t know they could stick to ceilings! Maybe when they grow up they get too heavy. I can’t stick to ceilings anymore. That’s a bummer because that’s would make spider photography much easier. 🙂

TangledWeb

You are quite welcome! They need a water source and food to survive. So, if you have a damp cellar with bugs, that is the only place one could live long indoors. This time of year the males are devoting their lives to looking for females that will mate with them. Sometimes they just wander into buildings by mistake. Neither gender wants the social companionship of other spiders. Somebody usually ends up as dinner. Most species of spiders are antisocial, they don’t infest like insects might. So, unless you have a female that is sending out pheromones (put her outdoors!)… Read more »