Unidentified

Picture ID 70944

Submitted by:
woodland
Submitted: Jul 9, 2019
Photographed: Jul 5, 2019
Spider: Unidentified
Location: Middle sackviĺle, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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Woodland

Photo Owner

July 9, 2019 4:11 pm

You will need to enlarge the picture the see the spider
I have never seen any spider this big before in Nova Scotia
And it only has 4 legs

Woodland

Photo Owner

Reply to Woodland

July 9, 2019 4:19 pm

After enlarging the picture I see that it has 4 legs in front as well that are different color

Ex-arachnophobe

Reply to Woodland

July 9, 2019 11:09 pm

Hi, this is a fishing spider. I think it’s a striped fishing spider, Dolomedes scriptus. It’s big but not dangerous.

Woodland

Photo Owner

Reply to Ex-arachnophobe

July 12, 2019 9:39 pm

Thanks for the identification and the fact that it is not dangerous

TangledWeb

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Reply to Woodland

July 12, 2019 9:58 pm

I’m not sure which of the Dolomedes species it is. Your Fishing Spider has interesting markings. I like how some of the legs don’t match the others or the body.