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Big Mama Spider - Dolomedes tenebrosus - female

Big Mama Spider - Dolomedes tenebrosus - Female
Ridgeway, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
August 31, 2022
Size: over 1 inch
Largest wild spider I have seen in WI. She was guarding her babie's web sac (you can see in other pics) I believe she is a dark fishing spider. ID please, thanks...

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Yes, looks like Dolomedes ten
Yes, looks like Dolomedes tenebrosus to me

That is either a fishing spid
That is either a fishing spider of a huntsman spider.

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