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Spider Photos - Fishing Spiders

FISHING SPIDERS
(Unclassified)

21 August, 2010:
Glen, This morning, my wife and I found this very large spider standing at the top of the screened patio of our Northwest Florida home. The body is more than 1.5” and the spider is above 4” overall in diameter. After some searches, I identified it as a female Fishing Spider. Both pics are of the same spider. Please, use them as you wish. Your web site is great!

21 August, 2010:
Hi, This guy was in my daughter's bedroom sitting on the canopy of her bed.. We live in Rochester, NY. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Barb

31 July, 2010:
Hey Glen, I hope you're doing well. I'm wondering if you can help me identify a few different spiders that I saw on a campground here in the states in Marietta, Illinois. I'm thinking these could be fishing spiders, but I'm not totally sure. I should have taken the photos with something other than my phone, but that's all I had on my at the time, so I hope there's enough detail. All of the spider's (with their legs) had a diameter of about 3 to 3.5 inches. Two of them were living in a hollowed out tree that my friends and I were cutting up, and the other one just showed up on our deck at night. The two in the tree were pretty similar except the male one that's in the grass had bright orange markings on it. Anyhow, I appreciate any help you can give me. Take care. _trevor

31 July, 2010:
Hello, I'm not sure if you do this kind of thing, but I found a rather large (for me) spider in my basement today and was wondering what it was. Based on photos I've seen I'm guessing it's a wolf spider but I am somewhat curious and would like to know for sure. I have attached a couple photos of it. I found it near our sump pump. I live in Illinois near Chicago. After I found it I took it outside and it ran off. Thank you, Nick

31 July, 2010:
Can you help me identify this spider.... It has been hanging out around my office at work and don't know if I need to find him a different home. Thanks. Wesley

30 July, 2010:
Hi there, maybe you can help me with this gal. She lives under our porch stairs and I've seen her many times, however I woke up to this beautiful event. The babies were still coming out of the sack when I took the photo. I've tried to id her, but I'm stumped. She looks like a wolf spider, but has obviously spun a web for her young, so that's out...Just a common black house spider? I'm in Omaha, NE Thanks for your help. Jenna

30 July, 2010:
hi glen i have a front door guard spider. :) this one was stretched out on the front porch, did not seem bothered by me at all. in fact he was perched when i first seen him and them when i returned with the camera he was stretched out warming himself . friends and visitor noticed him yesterday and he quickly skidattled. i was trying to classify it, but not sure wolf vs fishing spider. any thoughts, i sent the best pixs i could take. thanks, sue you may post on web if u like

30 July, 2010:
Tried enlarging the photo. Hope this one comes through better. Thanks for your help! Amy

23 July, 2010:
Hi there! I was hoping maybe you could help identify this spider - it s been living in the tiny space between my mailbox and my wall, but it's very large - with the legs it's as wide as my gutter...sorry the pix aren't great, they were from my camera phone, but I hope you can help, because it is scary looking!

Reply: It doesn't have the right eye pattern for a wolf spider so I think this is a fishing spider - glen

10 July, 2010:
Some say it’s a wolf spider but the markings don’t match. I live in Johnston IA. Thanks, Tim

Reply: I think this is probably a fishing spider with her egg sac - glen

10 July, 2010:
I found this spider while I was in the Dominican Republic near Santo Domingo I was wondering if you could identify it. thanks Madeline

Reply: I think this is a fishing spider - glen

7 July, 2010:
i found this spider and i was wondering if you could tell me what kind of spider it is. it is between 3 and 4 inches wide and atleast 4 inches long it actually jumped at me i live in east texas it was on my door

Reply: I think this is a fishing spider - glen

7 July, 2010:
Hi, my neice and I went out at night in IL to find toads and found this instead! It was on the cement step by the front porch. Seriously it was at least 3.5 inches long, and did not move when we put a bright flashlight on him. Just hoping to identify, and wondering if it is dangerous. We do live in an area of central IL and by tons of very large trees, a lake and a river. Any info you can provide will be most appreciated. Attaching a picture... thanks, Diane

Reply: I think this is a fishing spider - glen

3 July, 2010:
Found this in southern Ohio. Wondered what kind it is. Good luck Thnx!

Reply: It could be some sort of fishing spider - glen

28 June, 2010:
Hey, great site! I love spiders but can't keep any because they scare the hell out of my wife [Winking smile emoticon] I found this fairly large spider in my kitchen in central CT last year and have never been able to ID it. I shooed it outside where it hopefully ate a bunch of bugs. I appreciate your help. John

24 April, 2010:
Wolf spiders are common near my home, which is in a forest in Missouri. I found this large spider by my door, and I have always wanted a spider for a pet. I know Wolf Spiders are common pets and this spider is around a lot and isn't too shy, so I wanted to be sure of the type of spider before taking it into the terrarium. When taking it's picture, I taped a quarter next to it for a size comparison. I hope the picture is good enough to identify this lovely spider.

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