Dolomedes tenebrosus
(Dark Fishing Spider)

Picture ID 59558

Submitted by:
luvliv85
Submitted: May 6, 2019
Photographed: May 6, 2019
Spider: Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark Fishing Spider)
Sex:
Male,
Maturity:
Adult
Location: Franklinton , Kentucky, United States
Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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CassieCrowe83

May 7, 2019 1:06 pm

That looks alot like the spider I’m trying to identify in western North Carolina. Was it large? As in about the same circumference of an apple or orange?

Luvliv85

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Reply to CassieCrowe83

May 9, 2019 12:22 pm

It was fairly large. It’s in the bottom of a dill pickle jar. I’d say it’s circumference was that of a baseball.

ItsyBitsy

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May 9, 2019 12:35 pm

Hi, see above image for ID. 🙂

CassieCrowe83

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May 9, 2019 1:51 pm

ItsyBitsy I’m no spider expert but I really think this is the same spider I posted that you tentatively identified as a nursery web spider. It looked exactly like this one, maybe a tad larger with the small body and long legs

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to CassieCrowe83

May 9, 2019 3:02 pm

Same family, different genus. I don’t see any banding on the legs of your spider and what is visible of the carapace and abdomen looks more consistent with a mature male Pisaurina mira. The legs on yours look proportionally a bit longer also.