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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae) » Tigrosa » Tigrosa helluo
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grass spider swimming? - Tigrosa helluo
Copyright © 2017 fuquinay

grass spider swimming? - Tigrosa helluo
Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
June 10, 2017
Size: 3"
My girlfriend's pool seems to have lots of these spiders floating at the top (and sometimes a goner at the bottom). I've seen four at a time in one particular corner. Usually, when I rescue them, they speed away. Is this a grass spider?
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Contributed by fuquinay on 11 November, 2017 - 1:24pm
Last updated 17 November, 2017 - 8:25pm

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… Laura P., 17 November, 2017 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

Shizocosa spp
Hi,
This is a wolf spider, most likely a Schizocosa genus. They get large and can skim on water (as some spiders can because they don't break the surface tension!).
They like to get into pool filters, as well.
Cool find!
Have a good one,
… Andrew Caudillo, 12 November, 2017 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

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