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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) » Dolomedes vittatus
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Large Gray/Black Spider in riparian environment - Dolomedes vittatus
Copyright © 2012 Kirstie Schraf

Large Gray/Black Spider in riparian environment - Dolomedes vittatus
Baltimore, MD, USA, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
June 27, 2012
Size: 1" body, 3" w/legs
This is the largest spider I have ever seen in Maryland. It was discovered clinging to a steep riverbank a foot or two over the water.
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Contributed by Kirstie Schraf on 29 June, 2012 - 2:48pm
Last updated 29 June, 2012 - 4:11pm

Dolomedes vittatus, nice find.
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 29 June, 2012 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the help! My kids and I really enjoyed learning more about raft spiders after you helped us ID it. Amazing creatures.
… Kirstie Schraf, 29 June, 2012 - 7:07pm login or register to post comments

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