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Fishing spider guarding young - Dolomedes tenebrosus

Blanchard, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
September 18, 2008
Size: Over 4" foot pattern

Specimen found on shop building door and photographed below its egg sack from which hundreds of young, not over 3 mm in size, had just emerged. Adult measured over 4 inches from tips of front legs to tips of rear legs.

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Fishing spider guarding young - Dolomedes tenebrosus

Fishing spider hatchlings - Dolomedes tenebrosus

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Contributed by Donald L. Wilcoxson on 13 February, 2009 - 11:24pm
Last updated 17 March, 2021 - 12:57am

Moved

Moved from Fishing Spiders.

… chuuuuung, 17 March, 2021 - 12:57am

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Nice shot

I moved it to the genus page for you.

… Lynette Elliott, 14 February, 2009 - 9:49am

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Spider

Thanks. I need all the help I can get. I've never heard anyone around here mention anything about the fishing spiders.

… Donald L. Wilcoxson, 14 February, 2009 - 10:17am

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When you see a spider on the wall

it's fairly likely it's not a wolf spider, which are more commonly found on the ground. I'll bet you notice the fishing spiders more often now that you've had one ID'd.

… Lynette Elliott, 14 February, 2009 - 10:21am

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Fishing Spider

I'll bet you are right about me noticing more of them now. Now that it has been ID'd, would it be customary for me to log in and change the name I gave it from Wolf Spider to Fishing Spider? Thanks. Don

… Donald L. Wilcoxson, 14 February, 2009 - 4:25pm

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Yes, that would be good

for the search engine. This time I went ahead and changed it for you.

… Lynette Elliott, 15 February, 2009 - 5:38pm

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Fishing Spider

Thanks

… Donald L. Wilcoxson, 15 February, 2009 - 8:19pm

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Not a wolf

This is not a wolf spider.

This is a fishing spider from genus Dolomedes, from the Nursery Web Spider Family Pisauridae.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1985

… Jebus31, 14 February, 2009 - 12:50am

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Spider

Thanks. I have never heard anyone around here mention anything about fishing spiders. I appreaciate any help I can get.

Don

… Donald L. Wilcoxson, 14 February, 2009 - 10:19am

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