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Fishing Spider - Dolomedes albineus - female
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Elliott

Fishing Spider - Dolomedes albineus - Female
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
April 2, 2006
ID from eye arrangement and comparing images in guide.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 4 April, 2006 - 5:43am
Last updated 6 August, 2008 - 9:05am

Moved
Moved from Dolomedes tenebrosus.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 August, 2008 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

Moved
An immature tenebrosus. Moved to page based on location.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 22 October, 2006 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Dolomedes albineus
This image was originally placed under Dolomedes tenebrosus, however, the prominant white tuffs of "hair" that run along the specimen's legs indicated it be D. albineus instead, as this is a physical characteristic that is simply not found on D. tenebrosus.
… Brett Tyler, 26 May, 2008 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

are you sure this is a female
are you sure this is a female? i was pretty sure this was a male
… Omar Fahmy, 10 April, 2006 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

 
not positive
but I can see the entire "stalk" and there is no enlarged palp at the end.
… Lynette Elliott, 10 April, 2006 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

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