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Is this a light Dolomedes tenebrosus? - Dolomedes albineus

Is this a light Dolomedes tenebrosus? - Dolomedes albineus
Gates County, North Carolina, USA
August 23, 2005
Size: body ~25mm, leg span ~70m
Spider was in wooded area ~100m from swamp. It was eating what appeared to be a grass spider.

Definitely Dolomedes...
This is a nice image! This is definitely a Dolomedes spp., however, I would suggest that it is not a D. tenebrosus, because the D. tenebrosus has a 3 conspicuous black W-shaped marks, each of which ends in a light brown mark (1).



However, it is good match for the Whitebanded Fishing Spider (D. albineus), which shares a similar pattern as your spider (the wide mid-section abdominal band, tapering down the abodmen with smaller bands.) A good indication is the fact it was in a wooded area, and D. albineus is more of boreal spider (although it was within walking distance of water). It's never that simple, is it? :)



Maybe one of our experts can confirm the exact species, but I would suggest that it is not a D. tenebrosus. :)

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