Unidentified

Picture ID 139713

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

Looked on internet your website- don't know what kind. Maybe Carolina `Wolf `Hogna????

  • Submitted by: 
    jenifer
  • Submitted: Jun 11, 2021
  • Photographed: Jun 11, 2021
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Commerce Township, Michigan, United States
  • Spotted Indoors: Other
  • Found in web?: No
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TangledWeb

Hi, it’s a Dark Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus. Thank you for attempting the identification. The two tip-offs for the ID are: The orangey leg band markings. It’s climbing a vertical surface. Adult Wolf Spiders almost never can do that. I now hope someday we will be able to add ID tips to our species listings like some other sites do. I just realized that today. I go to BugGuide.net for identification tips. It isn’t medically dangerous. If you haven’t already, please scoop it with a cup and gently place it outdoors where it will have better odds of mating than… Read more »