Philodromidae
(Running Crab Spiders)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found this spider crawling around my bedroom floor, and I'm wondering if it's a harmless species of spider. From my research I would say it's either a Wolf Spider or a Fishing Spider. I'm not able to get a clear answer though because Wolf Spiders have long front legs while the one in the picture has shorter front legs. And a Fishing Spider is around 3-4 inches wide while the one in the picture was only around 3/4 of an inch wide. So basically the coloring matches the Wolf Spider shile the legs match the Fishing Spider. Maybe it's a different species entirely. Help would be much appreciated.

• Submitted by: 
  
  michaelm7w0
• Submitted: Apr 28, 2019
• Photographed: Apr 27, 2019
• Spider: Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)
• Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Spotted Indoors: Other
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal