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Unknown male spider  - Dolomedes albineus - male

Unknown male spider - Dolomedes albineus - Male
sharpsburg, coweta county County, Georgia, USA
August 21, 2013
Size: 2"
usually i find a wolf spider that is very different looking than this one. i have never seen a male wolf spider of the same species that i usually find. i figured this must be a male of the same species but it looks too different to be of the same species so i came here for help :)

Moved
Moved from Fishing Spiders.

Moved
Moved from ID Request. I'm also thinking maybe D. albineus.

so i could put this spider in
so i could put this spider in an aquarium type setup and feed it small fish?

 
No need to really.
I have kept Dolomedes without using any large sources of water except for a small sized water dish. Similarly, you SHOULD NOT feed them fish all the time. I suggest feeding it crickets. Likewise, this IS a male and I would leave him to let him find a female.

 
letting him go
i was going to let him go anyways. he keeps bothering my other spiders. also i dont think its a good idea to keep multiple wolf spiders in the same tank? they keep bothering each other

 
It is never...
...a good idea to keep more than one spider in one enclosure.

Fishing Spider
Yes, this is a Dolomedes. I think D. albineus (Whitebanded Fishing Spider).... I'm not positive though.

Anyone else think...
...this isn't a wolf spider but instead a male Dolomedes fishing spider?

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