Dolomedes tenebrosus
(Dark Fishing Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

This was found in the basement of a house in bucks county. It’s approximately 1/2 the size of a adult male’s hand.
It seems to larger than a wolf spider - which is my only guess. I’d be very grateful to know what it actually is and how to deter others from coming in!!

• Submitted by: 
  
  kgspider
• Submitted: Apr 22, 2019
• Photographed: Apr 22, 2019
• Spider: Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark Fishing Spider)
• Location: Buckingham , Pennsylvania, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Lateral