Dolomedes tenebrosus
(Dark Fishing Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Dark fishing spider (dolomedes tenebrosus)
Bite can have venom but isn’t deadly unless you have a specific allergy.

• Submitted by: 
  
  ramonaflowers
• Submitted: Mar 21, 2019
• Photographed: Mar 21, 2019
• Spider: Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark Fishing Spider)
• Location: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Lateral