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BIG Spider!! - Tigrosa aspersa

BIG Spider!! - Tigrosa aspersa
Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
September 20, 2008
I found this spider in my pool. We live in a wooded area, but I have never seen a spider this big. WHat is it? Is it posionous? Its body was abour 2" long not including its legs.

Moved
Moved from Hogna.
Some species of Hogna were moved to a new genus, Tigrosa.

Brett,
If you have time, would you mind going through the wolf spiders and marking which ones you think are Hogna (or anything else you are sure of). Thanks!

Moved
Moved from Spiders.

Not a Nursery Web Spider
This is actually a Wolf Spider of the Hogna genus. It looks like it could be either Hogna aspersa or Hogna helluo - tough to tell without a clear shot of certain anatomical features. Here's a couple images showing H. aspersa and H. helluo for comparison purposes:

Welcome to BugGuide!
This looks like a Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
Similar to this one:


They are not dangerous (especially if left alone). I had one in my bathtub that I put outside. It was a little nerve-wracking because at the time I was afraid of spiders.

More info here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2011

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