Dolomedes tenebrosus
(Dark Fishing Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Dolomedes tenebrosus, Dark Fishing Spider. My dad was changing a tire and didn't expect to find this spider in the wheel well. He claims to have been traumatized. He lives in a forested area near a brook.

• Submitted by: 
  
  tangledweb
• Submitted: Oct 16, 2019
• Photographed: Aug 2, 2019
• Spider: Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark Fishing Spider)
• Location: Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal