Dolomedes tenebrosus? - Dolomedes tenebrosus

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… James Reben, 15 September, 2011 - 2:28pm

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Moved from Entelegynes . It does look like a female. You have a lot of nice angles, but not a very good dorsal shot which helps with these. The spider appears to have curved hairs which would suggest D. albineus, but I'm not sure about that ID.

… Lynette Elliott, 28 August, 2011 - 9:14am

Thanks Lynette. I could not

Thanks Lynette. I could not get a dorsal shot since it was soooo timid. I'm not sure how I was able to get these ones because it would scurry into the den if I was within 5 feet. I do have a dorsal of it I took at night...please see this thread....http://bugguide.net/node/view/560483
It is the same specimen from the night before...
I got a pic of it carrying an egg sac a couple of days ago, too, but it's not closeup or very clear. (Was mostly inside her den.)

… James Reben, 28 August, 2011 - 9:31am

D. tenebrosus

is probably correct if they are the same species (which is likely) I guess the hairs on the legs aren't "curved" enough to be D. albineus. Here's a pretty good image showing what to look for on the hairs

We should probably frass a bunch of these since you just posted two sets from your area in Aug. I'd say pick your best three images and frass the rest.

Also... I do like this shot. We don't have many images of where Dolomedes have a retreat/home.

… Lynette Elliott, 28 August, 2011 - 10:18am

Oh, that was a cool shot with

Oh, that was a cool shot with the hairs...
I will frass some of these, and some from the other set, too...I just thought it might help id to have many shots...
Thanks again.

… James Reben, 28 August, 2011 - 10:25am

okay, I frassed, but the imag

okay, I frassed, but the images did not go away? Is it okay? I thought they usually moved to frass and out of this thread?

… James Reben, 28 August, 2011 - 10:30am

Frassing parts of a linked group

When you frass parts of a linked group of images.. they will still show up as part of the group. I usually go back through and tag the ones I'm keeping and relink those ones together. I did that for you here.

… Lynette Elliott, 28 August, 2011 - 10:34am

thank you!

… James Reben, 28 August, 2011 - 10:39am

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Moved from ID Request.

… James Reben, 13 August, 2011 - 3:39pm