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Fishing Spider sp? - Dolomedes scriptus
Copyright © 2010 Darrin O'Brien

Fishing Spider sp? - Dolomedes scriptus
Levan Knoll, Hines Park, Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
September 25, 2010

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Contributed by Darrin O'Brien on 30 September, 2010 - 5:34pm
Last updated 16 May, 2011 - 9:20am

Dolomedes scriptus
Moved from Dolomedes tenebrosus. This is actually D. scriptus. You can tell the difference between this species and the very similar tenebrosus by the white lines that run all the way through the middle of the abdomen.. creating a "W". In tenebrosus the white does not go all the way across. Compare with
… Lynette Elliott, 16 May, 2011 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Fishing Spiders.
… Darrin O'Brien, 25 January, 2011 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Yep, fishing spider. looks like Dolomedes Tenebrosus
Yep Fishing spider.
Looks like Dolomedes Tenebrosus species.

I am also from Wayne County, Michigan. Right here in Taylor. Small world

I have found and have kept a few of these as pets. They don't really bite. Ive even hand held mine and never been bitten.

You can check out my video for reference. I also have pictures of a few of us holding the spider in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwwncvhj0o4
… trumansnare, 25 January, 2011 - 1:36am login or register to post comments

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