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Fishing spider/paper wasp

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Gina9210
Gina9210 12 years ago

Its a male looking for mate. they tend to end up on odd places, usually on your sink car tires and inside the house. They get lost don't know how to find their way out for the sake of the female :-)

MeganClark
MeganClark 12 years ago

Hey Keith: it is actually a Dolomedes tenebrosus, or dark fishing spider. These spiders generally tend to live in wooded areas.

keithp2012
keithp2012 12 years ago

That's odd the fishing spider is away from water.

MeganClark
Spotted by
MeganClark

Alabaster, Alabama, USA

Spotted on Aug 28, 2011
Submitted on Aug 28, 2011

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