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Dolomedes cf. tenebrosus
Ok I just almost had a heart attack. I was walking inside from my garage and I saw this gigantic spider on the wall. It was just sitting in the middle of the wall and it was as big as the palm of my hand. What I’m the world? Why is it so big? What I’m the world is it? And how can I prevent more of these from infesting my house?
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- Submitted: Mar 18, 2018
- Photographed: Mar 18, 2018
- Spider: Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark Fishing Spider)
- Location: Benton , Louisiana, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Dec 16, 2023
Dec 16, 2023
Channing, 
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Fishing Spider (Dolomedes), tentatively D. tenebrosus. They don’t want to infest your home. If they’re wandering in by mistake you can make it more difficult for them to find their way in by sealing cracks around floors,doors, windows, foundation etc.
Thank you
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