Unidentified

Picture ID 70686

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Found against wall in basement. Is this a type of wolf spider?

Submitted by:
sherri
Submitted: Jul 8, 2019
Photographed: Jul 8, 2019
Spider: Unidentified
Location: Greenwood , Delaware, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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Sherri

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July 8, 2019 1:49 pm

All help in identifying will be greatly appreciated.

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July 9, 2019 11:52 pm

Hi, this is a fishing spider in the genus Dolomedes. It’s either a six-spotted fishing spider, D. triton, or D. striatus. It’s not dangerous in any case. Fishing spiders are active hunters like wolf spiders, but they are in a different family.