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Cache River State Natural Area (Google, OSM)
37.2961675814, -89.0616246325
open
Apr. 05, 2012 18:20:00 -0500
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Wolf Spiders - Photo (c) Raphaël H., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
kueda's ID: Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)

Don't know what kind, but pretty sure it's a wolf spider.

Posted by kueda about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Dark Fishing Spider - Photo (c) WabbyTwaxx, all rights reserved
tonyg's ID: Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)

How about adding this guy to the Biodiversity of the Cache River Watershed project? So Cool!

Posted by tonyg about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Dark Fishing Spider - Photo (c) WabbyTwaxx, all rights reserved
jodiewankenobi's ID: Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
Posted by jodiewankenobi about 1 year ago (Flag)
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How can you guys tell this is a fishing spider? From what I can see of the eyes it looks like the posterior ones are enlarged as in a wolf spider.

Posted by kueda about 1 year ago (Flag)
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I am by no means a spider expert, but I was able to identify it by the size and location. These fishing spiders are common in cypress tupelo swamps and that is the type of habitat this critter was spotted in. Also, I know its hard to identify it by size because this picture does not have any good indicators, but it was much larger and less hairy than any wolf spider I have ever seen.

Posted by jodiewankenobi 8 months ago (Flag)
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Identification Summary

Dark Fishing Spider - Photo (c) WabbyTwaxx, all rights reserved
jodiewankenobi's ID: Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
Dark Fishing Spider - Photo (c) WabbyTwaxx, all rights reserved
tonyg's ID: Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
Wolf Spiders - Photo (c) Raphaël H., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
kueda's ID: Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)
jodiewankenobi would like some help identifying this

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