Dark Fishing Spider Facts

I had the pleasure recently of spending quality time with this large female Dark Fishing Spider. The Dark Fishing Spider - Scientific Name Dolomedes tenebrosus – of the fishing and nursery spider family - are large, hairy land rovers.
They attract attention because of their large size and impressive appearance.
and are often misidentified as a wolf spider or tarantula and killed on sight before they can be positively identified, and that's a shame because they are quite beneficial animals.

The scientific name for this species, “tenebrosus,” is from the Latin word for “dark” or “gloomy,” probably because there are so few light markings on this overall dark brown animal.

Dark Fishing spiders are the largest non-web building spiders one would normally encounter in North Carolina and most of the eastern US. They can be found from southern Canada south to Florida and west to Texas and the Dakotas.

Adults are found throughout late spring and summer.
These spiders tend to hide in dark crevices during the day and hunt at night.
I encountered this fishing spider in early June - and May thru June is the most common time to encounter the big females getting ready to lay eggs or defending their nurseries.

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