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frontish view of the spider that was eating the Green Tree Frog. This one was taken by my friend after the spider dropped the Green Tree Frog. It was difficult to get a front picture since there was a small canal by the tree. We think a White Banded Fishing spider, maybe a Dark fishing spider
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- Submitted: Apr 16, 2019
- Photographed: Sep 8, 2018
- Spider: Dolomedes albineus (White-banded Fishing Spider)
- Sex:
- Maturity:Adult
- Location: APOPKA, Florida, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Freshwater river, lake, stream
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Lateral
Dec 10, 2023
Dec 10, 2023
Hi, this is a wolf spider, Lycosidae, one of the Hogna species. The red/orange boss is consistent with the larger species, for this, I can only suggest Hogna carolinensis. The ventral view from your other post can match this also. Called the carolina wolf spider, they can get to the 3rd largest true spider in the US. Certainly big enough to take on such as small amphibians and reptiles, even small rodents. Got a bite from one, not dangerous, but packs a good punch. The venter: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1526379/bgimage An oblique face shot with the red boss just visible: https://bugguide.net/node/view/472568/bgimage A good… Read more »
This is the actual picture. I took the photo from the ventral side and my friend took the photo from the front view.
And thank you for the ID!
Hi. That’s fine. Please understand this is not a confirmation, the collective of features match the Hogna carolinensis, but some can match other similar Hogna species in your region.
You and your friend did a great job with the photography!
Thank you! We work hard at it. That morning she was showing me how to work with macro settings in the brush taking pics of insects, snails and spiders. Finding this spider with the frog was totally exciting, I never knew they could take down prey of this size. Unfortunately the frog was dropped before she could photograph them together.
Hi, see above image for ID. 🙂