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In my NH home. Many of them - Dolomedes scriptus
Copyright © 2009 thoward20

In my NH home. Many of them - Dolomedes scriptus
Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
April 29, 2009
This is one of two types that have started showing up in my house. I have seen about 6 of them since yesterday. One was almost the size of my open palm
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Contributed by thoward20 on 29 April, 2009 - 10:05pm
Last updated 10 May, 2009 - 8:14pm

Dolomedes scriptus
The markings on the cephalothorax and abdomen suggest Dolomedes scriptus. Is your house within close proximity of a river or lake? If so, that's where they are coming from. I'm not sure why they would want to get inside your house though. But as Jebus said, they're entirely harmless. Here's a link to the D. scriptus Guide page: http://bugguide.net/node/view/38828/bgimage
… Brett Tyler, 1 May, 2009 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

i use glue traps
i use glue traps from Tomcat. (great for in the house)
… kane, 30 April, 2009 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

Dolomedes
One of the fishing spiders from genus Dolomedes.

Large, but harmless predators.
… Jebus31, 29 April, 2009 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

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