That is indeed a fishing spider (Dolomedes sp.), probably the dark fishing spider, D. tenebrosus. They are in family Pisauridae, the nursery web spiders, and that is a mother with her babies in ...

A fishing spider found on a basement floor got the columnist and his grandson looking for a jar big enough to contain it, writes Dana Wilde. Posted June 26, 2024 Updated June 26, 2024 ...

Ohio hosts about a half-dozen species of fishing spiders, and later research showed this one to be the banded fishing spider (Dolomedes vittatus). As spiders go, this is a big ‘un.

While on the hunt for amphibians, a creature with more than a few legs caught the attention of Jim McCormac and his group.

Here are five of the biggest types of spiders in South Carolina, how huge they can get and if they are dangerous to people.

Dark Fishing Spider. Another member of the Pisaurina family, it's no surprise dark fishing spiders (Dolomedes tenebrosus) can sometimes also pass off for a wolf spider.

The first Dolomedes tenebrosus spider (female) that Steven Schwartz found on May 26th, 2006 in Pioneers Park (Lincoln, Nebraska). ( Steven K. Schwartz) Save this story ...

This Terrifying Spider Hunts Fish Underwater. If the prospect of a spider that catches fish wasn't scary enough, the fishing spider is disturbingly well-adapted to its task.

The white-banded fishing spider On Sept. 7, 2013, I was with a group of colleagues late at night in the wilds of Adams County. We were seeking caterpillars, and thus inspecting vegetation with ...

The dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) is arguably the biggest spider in South Carolina. A fishing spider is on top of a dead fishing spider on the Waccamaw River on Thursday, April 27, 2017.