Dolomedes tenebrosus

Dark Fishing Spider
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Pisauridae
Genus: Dolomedes
Species: D. tenebrosus
Binomial name
Dolomedes tenebrosus
(Hentz, 1844)
Synonyms
  • D. idoneus Montgomery, 1902
  • D. vernalis Emerton, 1909

The Dark Fishing Spider[1] (Dolomedes tenebrosus) is a fishing spider found in northeastern North America.

Female bodies are 15–26 mm; males are 7–13 mm. Legs range from 50–90 mm. The spider is a pale to dark brown colour with several chevron markers and lighter stripes around its legs. It is similar to D. scriptus.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Weber, Larry. (2003). Spiders of the North Woods. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas, 104-105.

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