Unidentified

Hi, he might be Dolomedes albineus, a White-banded Fishing Spider. They mostly live on trees. They aren’t all as white as the one featured in our photo gallery. The light coloring on the top of their bodies looks like lichens on bark. Dolomedes tenebrosus has darker colors, usually including orange, on the legs. They tend to be in the area of water, such as on docks, while yours doesn’t need to be around water because it is hunting in trees and on land. An area can have more than one species of Fishing Spider. You might find the Dark or… Read more »