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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae) » Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes) » fimbriatus group (Dolomedes fimbriatus group) » Whitebanded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus)
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Black and white spider - Dolomedes albineus
Copyright © 2015 Dan Davison

Black and white spider - Dolomedes albineus
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
October 18, 2015
Size: Body 2/3 inch?
Medium/large black and white hairy spider on child's blue table.

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Black and white spider - Dolomedes albineus Black and white spider - Dolomedes albineus
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Contributed by Dan Davison on 18 October, 2015 - 8:26pm
Last updated 19 October, 2015 - 5:49pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 19 October, 2015 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Dolomedes albineus
note bristle-like hairs on legs and elevated cephalic area of carapace. This individual is darker than normal, however
… wolfpacksved, 19 October, 2015 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
You may be right, but it sure is dark.
I do see the hairs on legs, but I think I've seen similar in others of genus.

Maybe if we could see the face to see if had a white moustache!
… Jeff Brown, 19 October, 2015 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

Fishing Spider
A Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus.

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… Jeff Brown, 18 October, 2015 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

Pisauridae
A stunning picture of a fabulous Dolomedes tenebrosus.
… Zack Saavedra, 18 October, 2015 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

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