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Spider in Search of Her Identity - Dolomedes tenebrosus
Copyright © 2005 Stephen_WV

Spider in Search of Her Identity - Dolomedes tenebrosus
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
March 21, 2005
Found underbark on an upright fallen tree. I cropped some of the legs away to make some of the body features more visible. Can anyone help with ID?
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 24 March, 2005 - 1:00pm
Last updated 6 December, 2005 - 3:02pm

Fisher spider.
This is a species of Dolomedes, probably D. tenebrosus, as they tend to be found habitually in the 'vertical' plane, whereas wolf spiders and other fisher spiders are usually on the ground, or at least a horizontal surface.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 March, 2005 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Where else
Where else but BugGuide can you get a spider identified in less than ten minutes! Thank-you Eric, as always, for your help!

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
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