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Monster female
Copyright © 2003 Randy Emmitt

Monster female "wolf "spider with eggs - Dolomedes vittatus
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
August 9, 2003
Size: 2 1/2 to 3 inches
This female was scary it was so big. Found in the understory of a cove forest.
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Contributed by Randy Emmitt on 13 September, 2006 - 3:36pm
Last updated 22 October, 2006 - 1:07pm

Moved
Moved from Fishing Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 22 October, 2006 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 4 October, 2006 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Nursery Web Spider?
The way this spider is holding its egg sac reminds me more of a nursery web spider. Spiders are measured by their body length only, so this one is probably around one inch long. I found a similar one, that also struck me as a HUGE spider, and it turned out to be Pisaurina mira.
… Lynette Schimming, 13 September, 2006 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

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