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Someone I know in Kentucky sent me this pic and wanted to know what they were dealing with. I think it looks like a Fishing Spider but I always thought they had darker spots. Any ideas?
Fishing Spider?
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Anyone? Nobody knows what this is?
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It isn't in the dolomedes genus. Beyond that, I'm afraid that the Cheshire cat is no help. 
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Well thanks for at least telling me what it's not. At least you gave a shot at it. I find it hard to believe with all the experts here that nobody knows what this is...
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Looks gravid.
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Ok...gravid....but what is it?
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I'm not sure why Dolomedes has been ruled out.
I'm no expert on fishing spiders, but I'd guess Dolomedes sp.
I'm no expert on fishing spiders, but I'd guess Dolomedes sp.
I enlarged the pic to try to get a look at the eye structure, but couldn't see it well enough to determine if this is a type of wolf spider or a fishing spider. I used to live in Kentucky myself and saw a lot of spiders at the river that resembled this one. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
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Looks like a nursery web spider to me. Eye orientation would help a lot.
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LHP said:
I think you're on to something. It looks alot like a Pisaurina sp.
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Here is a front view he just sent me...best he could do he said. Hope this helps.
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Very nice pics!! How big it it?
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I believe he said it was about 3 inches leg to leg.
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http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=60960
Here is a link that I had posted some time back of my Dolomedes species. The pics you have of the eye structure looks similar to the one in my pic. And I would say it is gravid.
Nice one!
Here is a link that I had posted some time back of my Dolomedes species. The pics you have of the eye structure looks similar to the one in my pic. And I would say it is gravid.
Nice one!
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Hey odinn...this look familiar?
It's been living with me for a few weeks and they both look very similar, don't they?
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Yes it does...ok, what is it?