Dolomedidae

The spider family Dolomedidae have been sighted 458 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Dolomedidae includes 7 countries and 36 states in the United States. Dolomedidae is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Overview

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dolomedidae

Other Common Names

Fishing Spiders

Sightings Overview

There have been 458 confirmed sightings of Dolomedidae, with the most recent sighting submitted on March 6, 2025 by Spider ID member mcsloan. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 458 sightings because of certain Dolomedidae sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 8% of the time, Dolomedidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 458)
Sex: 14 female and 15 male.
Environment: Dolomedidae has been sighted 336 times outdoors, and 196 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (167). On flower (1). Low foliage (10). High foliage (31). Ground layer (25). Under rock or debris (28). Freshwater river, lake, stream (40). Saltwater (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (7). Forest (26).

Location and Range

Dolomedidae has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, Estonia, Finland, New Zealand, Pakistan, United Kingdom, United States.

Dolomedidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.