Comments & ID Thoughts
Taken in South Louisiana, this spider measures almost an exact 3" across. I've never seen one like it before.
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- Submitted: Jun 15, 2018
- Photographed: Jun 15, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I think its a fishing spider.
Seconded, based on the thorax, I’d think Dolomedes albineus.
I thought the legs were much thinner than the typical fishing spider, which are very common around here. There is also not as much hair on the legs as a typical fishing spider.