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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae) » Fishing Spiders (Dolomedes) » fimbriatus group (Dolomedes fimbriatus group) » Whitebanded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus)
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Large spiders we found while at the Okefenokee - Dolomedes albineus
Copyright © 2011 jsmphotos

Large spiders we found while at the Okefenokee - Dolomedes albineus
Fargo , Stephen C. Foster State Park, Clinch County, Georgia, USA
July 6, 2008
We were on a wooden walkway/trail that leads to a setting area at the trails end , We almost sat on one of these large spiders , there were two the brown specimen, was on a armrest, the white-gray specimen was about 8 feet away and on the ceiling , My camera was not so good so I will apologize ahead of time for the image quality.
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Contributed by jsmphotos on 30 January, 2011 - 8:43am
Last updated 31 January, 2011 - 1:02am

Nice shot!
I wouldn't apologize for this image, it is very good, depicting the typical resting posture of these spiders.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 January, 2011 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks !
thanks !
… jsmphotos, 31 January, 2011 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Coulter, 30 January, 2011 - 5:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the id !
Thanks for the id !
… jsmphotos, 31 January, 2011 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

Dolomedes albineus
I would agree with Dolomedes albineus.
… Ben Coulter, 30 January, 2011 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

Looks like...
... a Fishing spider, genus Dolomedes. It may even be this one , but I'm not an expert.
… Carmen Champagne, 30 January, 2011 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

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