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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae) » Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes) » tenebrosus group (Dolomedes tenebrosus group) » Dolomedes tenebrosus
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Brownish-Gray Fishing Spider - Dolomedes tenebrosus - female
Copyright © 2005 Jonathan Burishkin

Brownish-Gray Fishing Spider - Dolomedes tenebrosus - Female
Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
November 13, 2005
What kind of spider is this?
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Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 14 November, 2005 - 5:05pm
Last updated 10 May, 2014 - 3:40pm

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… Jeff Hollenbeck, 22 October, 2006 - 11:54am login or register to post comments

fishing spider
i am almost positive its a spider called a Brownish-Gray Fishing Spider or Dolomedes tenebrosus. if you have the nerve and patience, if you touch its butt, its very soft. i am not sure if this is a male or female
… April, 14 November, 2005 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree... :)
Very nice image!

This is definitely a Dolomedes sp. fishing spider and I think D. tenebrosus is a good species ID!

Your spider is a female. :) Enjoy watching her!
… Christopher Hunt, 15 November, 2005 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

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