Spider ID help..

Gungirl · 05-25-12, 07:52 PM

So this guy was hanging out on my shed tonight. I am not really fond of spiders at all but he really caught my eye. He is about 3" Diameter total. Can anyone ID this guy for me??

Dehlida · 05-25-12, 07:55 PM

Fishing spider of some sort.

alessia55 · 05-26-12, 10:35 AM

Yup, I think it's a fishing spider too. You should put it back by a lake or something. They can glide over the water and dive underneath it to catch tadpoles

very cool

Gungirl · 05-26-12, 11:55 AM

I am not moving it at all.. I will pass on touching it or getting that close. He lives in our shed and comes out at night to chill on the side of it. lol thanks for the info guys.

CDN_Blood · 05-26-12, 07:43 PM

Looks like a Wolf Spider to me, but I'm old and confused a lot of the time

Gungirl · 05-26-12, 07:47 PM

Someone else told me that also Todd.. Idk anything about spiders except that they give me the creeps.

kernel · 05-27-12, 11:10 AM

If it's a fishing spider, it would probably be by water. I'm going with wolf spider.

alessia55 · 05-27-12, 01:41 PM

The banding on the legs makes me think fishing spider... sometimes they do get indoors... it's not impossible

Gungirl · 05-27-12, 01:55 PM

I think its a wolf spider due to me not living near any water. The streams or lakes on the other side of town. I was talking to the old man down the road and he said he gets a lot of wolf spiders in his garage and he told me a bit about them.

marvelfreak · 05-27-12, 02:12 PM

I say Wolf Spider.

**Pareeeee** · 05-27-12, 03:15 PM

Looks like a Fishing Spider to me as well. I've caught these guys before. Doesn't look quite right for a wolf spider, most wolf spiders have distinct markings on their backs which I don't see in this picture, the markings and size make me think Fishing Spider.

I would, however need to see the placement of the eyes to know for certain.

Fishing Spider:

Couple wolf spider species:

brandonh · 05-29-12, 03:36 PM

i believe fishing spider also looks like the ones i find here

**Pareeeee** · 05-30-12, 07:15 AM

The markings on the abdomen and banded legs make me believe it's a fishing spider

Terranaut · 05-30-12, 03:37 PM

Looks like a fishing spider to me as well. In Muskoka (cottage area in Ontario) they call them dock spiders. I have seen some 3/4 the size of my hand on the hwy60 bridge over Oxtonge lake. They leave thick venom on a stick if you tease them into stiking it. I have seen them on rocks in the bush more than a mile from a lake or river.

jaleely · 05-30-12, 07:55 PM

I am so weird. My tarantulas don't freak me out, but finding this in my shed sure would *lol*