Winter spider hunting

[wolfs79]

Has anyone ever had luck looking for spiders in dead of winter?

Just curious if it's possible I know it's only about 8 weeks where I live we have warm spring they will be out.

I mainly want to see if I can find some dark fishing spiders.

I have an area I go to that has couple of nice logs with lots of cavities in them wonder if I would have any luck.

 

[Biollantefan54]

Has anyone ever had luck looking for spiders in dead of winter?

Just curious if it's possible I know it's only about 8 weeks where I live we have warm spring they will be out.

I mainly want to see if I can find some dark fishing spiders.

I have an area I go to that has couple of nice logs with lots of cavities in them wonder if I would have any luck.

I have looked for spiders here in NC, the winters aren’t horrible but I’ve found lots of spiders in 25 degree weather. I have found Tmarus angulatus, Pardosa, Tigrosa annexa, Wulfila, Anyphaenidae, Scytodes, Steatoda, and Oxyopes. Probably lots I’m forgetting. All of these were found at night with a headlamp in my small yard. It takes a while but they are there.

 

[wolfs79]

I have looked for spiders here in NC, the winters aren’t horrible but I’ve found lots of spiders in 25 degree weather. I have found Tmarus angulatus, Pardosa, Tigrosa annexa, Wulfila, Anyphaenidae, Scytodes, Steatoda, and Oxyopes. Probably lots I’m forgetting. All of these were found at night with a headlamp in my small yard. It takes a while but they are there.

Wow thanks for information!

 

[gorybmovie]

I find spiders in the winter around awnings, the inside of door jams, inside the jams of sliding windows and doors. I live in Washington state and during the winter I mostly find Phidippus Audax. I recently found one that came in from a nest in my front door that I've housed. If I was looking for a fishing spider, I would go to places that they are known to hibernate: under rocks, loose bark, and in tree cavities. That log pile sounds like a great place to start.

Here's a video I like of a guy showing how he finds hibernating Phidippus Audax in winter under dead tree bark. You can try this with those logs. Hopefully you get lucky and find the spiders you are looking for.

 

[Biollantefan54]

I might also add that the most common one I find are Cicurina, I left out the most common. I find them everywhere when I lift up pieces of wood or objects where the ground is cool and damp underneath. A good way to find Dolomedes is to go to a creek at night (the warmest night you have) and look with a headlamp on like you would for wolf spiders. Their eyes will reflect the light making them easy to find. I found a baby Dolomedes albineus at the base of a tree about a week ago like this

 

[wolfs79]

Tha

I might also add that the most common one I find are Cicurina, I left out the most common. I find them everywhere when I lift up pieces of wood or objects where the ground is cool and damp underneath. A good way to find Dolomedes is to go to a creek at night (the warmest night you have) and look with a headlamp on like you would for wolf spiders. Their eyes will reflect the light making them easy to find. I found a baby Dolomedes albineus at the base of a tree about a week ago like this

Yeah it's way to cold here what I really tips on is the best way to find dolomedes vittatus can't buy them they are non exist in pet trade sadly.

Where I live in Minnesota it's a 3.5 hour drive southeast into Wisconsin where there are record's of vittatus so they are close.

I have a place about 1.5 hour drive from me that could be the place if they are

It's called Nerstrand big woods stage park.

Has thick forests with creeks waterfalls from pics I've seen online where other's have found vittatus it looks ideal but where do I start.

My local river I all scriptus. They say vittatus prefers smaller slower shallow streams .


Here's some pics of the place I'm thinking about going to they aren't my pics though.

 

[gorybmovie]

I found a link that might help. This site lists places people have found this species. https://spiderid.com/spider/pisauridae/dolomedes/vittatus/

 

[Arthroverts]

I might also add that the most common one I find are Cicurina, I left out the most common. I find them everywhere when I lift up pieces of wood or objects where the ground is cool and damp underneath. A good way to find Dolomedes is to go to a creek at night (the warmest night you have) and look with a headlamp on like you would for wolf spiders. Their eyes will reflect the light making them easy to find. I found a baby Dolomedes albineus at the base of a tree about a week ago like this

This also works more or less for Arctosa too.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Caveternal]

Tha



Yeah it's way to cold here what I really tips on is the best way to find dolomedes vittatus can't buy them they are non exist in pet trade sadly.

Where I live in Minnesota it's a 3.5 hour drive southeast into Wisconsin where there are record's of vittatus so they are close.

I have a place about 1.5 hour drive from me that could be the place if they are

It's called Nerstrand big woods stage park.

Has thick forests with creeks waterfalls from pics I've seen online where other's have found vittatus it looks ideal but where do I start.

My local river I all scriptus. They say vittatus prefers smaller slower shallow streams .


Here's some pics of the place I'm thinking about going to they aren't my pics though.

Here in my area there is a type of Dolomedes with black and orange coloration I have kept a couple a while back I think they die or hibernate underground but when its warmer they are everywhere near a creek here thriving off of grasshoppers they live in tunnel webs in the grass. I'm extremely busy but hopefully I can get a picture to post I saw a couple recently even though it's been cold.

 

[Edan bandoot]

Here in my area there is a type of Dolomedes with black and orange coloration I have kept a couple a while back I think they die or hibernate underground but when its warmer they are everywhere near a creek here thriving off of grasshoppers they live in tunnel webs in the grass. I'm extremely busy but hopefully I can get a picture to post I saw a couple recently even though it's been cold.

Sounds like grass spiders