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Fishing Spider

Dolomedes

Description:

I found this in the rocks along the river. It was about the size of the palm of my hand!

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4 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Welcome..Melinda all surface spiders are Arthropods. Its already appeared on Project Noah..!!

MelindaRhotenFleming
MelindaRhotenFleming 12 years ago

Thank you, I believe the fishing spider is correct. We have wolf spiders in Virginia and they do not compare for size to this monster. Also, she was lurking in a rock crevice over the edge of the water.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Look like fishing spider.

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

A Wolf Spider maybe?

Michigan, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2011
Submitted on Aug 9, 2011

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