Dolomedes scriptus mother

Female Fishing spider seen on the rocky edge of the Youghiogheny River. Carried with her as she wanders, a precious egg sac. It can contain over a thousand eggs. Egg sac 15mm diameter. 6cm leg diameter.

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Christine Young

Lion

Beautiful! Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Normally we have to guide new members into the identification and geotagging process, but I see you have it figured out from the start, which is very impressive. So carry on...please :) Posted 7 years ago

Lars Korb

Lion

Ruth :) you made it here, too? Great to have you Posted 7 years ago

The Striped fishing spider

"Dolomedes scriptus" is a fishing spider found in the United States and Canada, known as the striped fishing spider. Female spiders can grow to be over 6 cm in legspan. The spider is a pale brown colour with lighter stripes around its legs and a stripe down each side of the body. It is similar to "D. tenebrosus".

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman