Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus
Ecuador 2012: Sacha Lodge - Fishing Spider (Ctenidae: Cteninae: probably Ancylometes sp.)
Female Fishing Spider, with egg sac


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Fishing Spider, Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario
KR 009                    A fishing spider waits for prey on a bolder beside Rock Creek in Kankakee River State Park, Illinois.
Fishing Spider with Egg Sack
Fishing Spider with Egg Sack
Fishing Spider with Egg Sack
This "dark fishing spider" should have stayed on its pond and not wandered into the house of a friend. It measures about 2.5 inches across with legs spread.
Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus
Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus
Fishing Spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus
See photo in original gallery.