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Fishing Spider on log - Dolomedes scriptus
Copyright © 2008 June Tveekrem

Fishing Spider on log - Dolomedes scriptus
Howard County, Maryland, USA
August 23, 2008
Size: Large, guess 30 mm
Closeup showing eyes, thorax, abdomen.

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Fishing Spider on log - Dolomedes scriptus Fishing Spider on log - Dolomedes scriptus
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Contributed by June Tveekrem on 27 August, 2008 - 6:11pm
Last updated 27 August, 2008 - 7:16pm

Oo! Oo! Oo! Let me Let me! I
Oo! Oo! Oo! Let me Let me! I think I know this one!
Fishing spider Dolomedes. Compare to http://bugguide.net/node/view/193529 .
… mudmusher, 27 August, 2008 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Good call!
I also contacted a professional entomologist I know, and he immediately identified it as Dolomedes scriptus.
… June Tveekrem, 27 August, 2008 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

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