by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Spiders Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Not considered dangerous to humans, Fishing Spiders are intimidating due to their large size. They're commonly encountered around streams and other water sources.Six-spotted Fishing Spider, Shoreline Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) Sandy Creek, Durham Co., NC 17 June 2008 Thanks to Jean & Josh for finding this cool spider! | |
Six-spotted Fishing Spider, Shoreline Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) Sandy Creek, Durham Co., NC 17 June 2008 |
Six-spotted Fishing Spider, Shoreline Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) Fish Hatchery, Richmond Co., NC 7 Oct 2007 |
#5229 Six-spotted Fishing Spider, Shoreline Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) Dare Co., NC 16 Sep 2006 Dark morph. Note the leg-span on these spiders is easily 4 inches! |
#4751 Six-spotted Fishing Spider, Shoreline Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) Pocosin Lakes NWR Visitor Center boardwalk, Tyrrell Co., NC 20 June 2020 |
Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) Eno Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 11 Oct 2013 | |
Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) Eno Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 11 Oct 2013 Note the dark "W"s on the dorsal abdomen. |
Fishing Spider, possibly Dolomedes tenebrosus or D. vittatus Eno River, Orange Co., NC 16 July 2005 |
Created on ... Sep 24, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com