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odinn7
05-14-2006, 09:37 PM
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?
odinn7
05-15-2006, 08:27 AM
Anyone? Nobody knows what this is?
Cheshire
05-15-2006, 12:11 PM
It isn't in the dolomedes genus. Beyond that, I'm afraid that the Cheshire cat is no help. :(
odinn7
05-15-2006, 02:28 PM
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...
RVS
05-15-2006, 02:59 PM
Looks gravid.
odinn7
05-15-2006, 04:57 PM
Ok...gravid....but what is it?
RVS
05-15-2006, 05:27 PM
I'm not sure why Dolomedes has been ruled out.
I'm no expert on fishing spiders, but I'd guess Dolomedes sp.
Catfish
05-15-2006, 06:08 PM
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.
LHP
05-15-2006, 06:18 PM
Looks like a nursery web spider to me. Eye orientation would help a lot.

Lindsey
RVS
05-15-2006, 06:30 PM
Looks like a nursery web spider to me. Eye orientation would help a lot.

Lindsey


I think you're on to something. It looks alot like a Pisaurina sp.
odinn7
05-15-2006, 11:03 PM
Here is a front view he just sent me...best he could do he said. Hope this helps.
Scolopendra55
05-17-2006, 01:09 AM
Very nice pics!! How big it it?
odinn7
05-17-2006, 08:08 AM
I believe he said it was about 3 inches leg to leg.
Tarangela
05-18-2006, 03:25 PM
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!
Venom
05-18-2006, 07:33 PM
It looks to me like it could be an Olios sp:


http://bugguide.net/node/view/6931
Cheshire
05-18-2006, 10:52 PM
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/attachment.php?attachmentid=52842&stc=1&d=1147882140

Hey odinn...this look familiar?

It's been living with me for a few weeks and they both look very similar, don't they?
odinn7
05-19-2006, 07:55 AM
Yes it does...ok, what is it?