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The Six-Spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton), is
slightly smaller than D. tenebrosus, but it is nevertheless a
very large spider. It is often seen hunting on the water's surface
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5 October, 2011:
Any idea what this is ? I saw it in Tennesee. It was approx. 3'" in diameter including the legs. Thanks, Bill.
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4 June, 2011:
It comes through on this end... I promise I'm not Spam... Spam is only good with eggs...lol I'll try again. My name is Jerri. I did a search and found your site and thought I'd try sending you the pics I took. Hopefully these will go through alright.
I found this big, beautiful spider today near the Big Piney River in south central Missouri sitting on a
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12 November, 2010:
Hi Glen,
I found this big, beautiful spider today in Decatur, GA (Atlanta) sitting on a granite rock pile just feet from a small, flowing creek. When I touched it, it vanished underneath one of the rocks.
Because of its size and proximity to the water, I looked at your fishing spider pics, but this spider just doesn't have the contrasty pattern that those pics have.
Notice the yellow spots on the abdomen...the black velvety markings on the thorax...sorry i don't have better view of the eyes. The body and legs just aren't as stripey as your other fishing spider photos.
Here are pics below, and thanks so much! Love your site!
Rebecca |
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7 July, 2010:
Hey Glen,
I ran across the rather large spider here on our farm in southern Virginia yesterday. Said insect was in a cool spot by a small creek. (Apparently, I disturbed him/her as I was bush hogging the area. I cannot seem to locate any info on this one. We have Recluses, Widows, Garden, Orbs, Jumpers and so on here. Wolves too, but this one didn't fit the bill. What do you think? Thank you in advance for any help. Sincerely, Dennis |
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23 August, 2009:
we found this spider near the creek (we live in n.e pa) she was protecting her nest. never seen one like this before. what kind is it? have looked on your site for one similar, but have not seen one.
Thanks
B.
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1 August, 2009:
my name is jim. i live in galloway n.j. that's about five miles west of atlantic city on the edge of the pine barrens. i was cleaning around my shed last week and found this spider(see attachments) on my shed. i've lived here for five years and on the east coast for about 25 years and have never seen a spider like this one. it's skin seemed like velvet and is about 2 1/2" in diameter including the legs. it's body was black and it had two rows of white dots with three dots in row on the top of it's abdomen. the legs had a kind of tiger stripe on them. i shooed into a wood pile and haven't seen it since. could you identify this spider for me? thanks. jim
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30 July, 2009:
Hi Glen, came across this
spider in northeastern
Ontario last month. Fishing
or dock spider perhaps?
Thanks for your help.
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Reply: No it's a six spotted fishing spider - glen
Click for a larger view.30 June, 2009:
Hi Glen,
Found this guy in the NJ pine barrens where I live. Is this a fishing spider? It was bigger than the palm of my hand when it stretched all out. He was on the edge of a "boardwalk" over some swampy area on a trail I like to walk.
Let me know if you get a chance.
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22 July, 2008:
We took these photos of this 3" diameter spider along a small creek in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Any idea what it may be. It looks like a Fishing spider but the markings are different. It was a big one!
Chris DeFranco
Knoxville, TN
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22 July, 2008:
Hey I just came across your site when I was trying to identify this spider I found outside my front door. I think it's a wolf spider but I haven't been able to find a pic that exactly matches it. Or is it a fishing spider? I attached a couple of pics of the one I found. Notice the 6 white spots on it's back. Any help you can give me would be great.
Thanks,
Mike
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23 May 2008:
Hi,
Hi, I live in northern Virginia. Can you tell me what kind of spider this is? It has 3 pair of eyes, wasn't sure if it was a brown recluse or not b/c i didn't think they were native. Thanks! |
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13 October, 2007:
Hi,
I was near a brook the other day in maryland and found this big
guy next to my foot. Im pretty sure he's either a fishing spider
(since it was near a brook with ample waterstriders, which they feed on)
or a
wolf spider due to his large tusk like things. Also, an
interesting
note: I wanted to photograph him, so i found a long twig and
nudged him
a bit so that he was more visible. He reacted by secreting a
white
fluid from his bottom. This fluid can be seen in the second
photograph
below his back two legs, near the edge of the leaf. Perhaps that
might
help.
Would you happen to know which one he is and what the genius and
species name for him would be? Im very interested. Thanks so
much! ~Michelle
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2 September, 2007:
Can you please identify
this spider?
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1 August 2007:
hey glen,
i found this spider outside
my house, i live in Labrador
and was wundering what kind
of spider it is.... if you
can help me out on this that
would be great... thanx....
i attached two pics that i
took of it today...Bud
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8 July,
2006:
I
found a spider in my garage
that I cannot seem to find
anything that looks like it
on your site. (picture
attached)< It looks somewhat similar to
the grass spider, but this
is all black with white
stripes on each side and also
has several white dots on
its abdomen. Any help would be
appreciated. Thanks!
Annetta.
I actually just found out
what it was a few hours ago.
It is a six spotted fishing
spider for sure. My hubby had been fishing
down by the river and must
have followed him home?? Thanks again for the help.
You are welcome to keep up
the photo with its
identification.
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9 June,
2006:
Hi! I found your website
and it's awesome. This guy
was sitting on the pond in
our back yard near shore.
After viewing your site, I
think it's probably some
kind of fishing spider. Can
you ID? Thanks so
much!
Kim Chalbeck
Dallas, GA
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9 June,
2006:
Hi Glen
I would like to donate a
photo to your site. I hope
you like it. It was taken
here in
Missouri. Its Dolomedes
triton (Fishing Spider)
Best REGARDS,
Brian
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