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Fishing Spider with Egg Sac - Dolomedes tenebrosus
Copyright © 2015 Sasha Azevedo

Fishing Spider with Egg Sac - Dolomedes tenebrosus
Harleyville (Francis Beidler Forest), Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
May 23, 2014
Contributed by Sasha Azevedo on 13 July, 2015 - 11:32am
Last updated 13 July, 2015 - 2:43pm

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… Sasha Azevedo, 13 July, 2015 - 2:42pm

Dolomedes tenebrosus
very similar to wolves, but a different family , the Pisauridae
… wolfpacksved, 13 July, 2015 - 12:19pm

 
Re: Dolomedes tenebrosus
Very cool! Did not know that. A Fishing Spider would have been my other guess! ;) Thanks for your help! They do look similar!! :)
… Sasha Azevedo, 13 July, 2015 - 2:30pm

 
and go figure
several species of "fishers" do just fine well away from any water source
… wolfpacksved, 14 July, 2015 - 9:12am

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