Was spotted outside of Lake George New York, near a creek.
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2006-11-18 13:36:43 · 14 answers · asked by 23 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Her torso was well over 2 inches long, but she didn't have the trantula fangs that are common. She was protecting a leaf full of babies spiders so, I didn't want to stick my finger into her space, for scale. . .
2006-11-18 13:45:17 · update #1
It is called a Fishing Spider......
Fishing Spiders are quite large and may have a leg spread of 75 mm or more. Fishing spiders are hairy, large, and usually a mixture of black, brown, and grey. Although very difficult to distinguish from wolf spiders, nursery web and fishing spiders are usually slimmer in build. The Dolomedes spiders live near water; they walk on the surface of water and dive underneath it to feed on aquatic insects and even small fish. Not all fishing spiders live near water however.
2006-11-18 13:48:54 · answer #1 · answered by sweetnsassy1469 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus P. Christ, i pass to have nightmares! that's a wolf spider, even nonetheless it truthfully does not appear like a wolf spider i've got ever seen...that's shiner, for loss of a greater effective be conscious, and has a bumpier backside. even with the undeniable fact that, you will possibly be extremely specific that's no longer poisonous--maximum spiders are not, or maybe people who're in many circumstances are actually not deadly to people. you may desire to get an exterminator in case you hit upon them on your place. Spiders are very, very confusing to do away with without a expert. you should to touch a community college's technological awareness branch and notice in the event that they have all of us on team who could be prepared to p.c. out it for you. some human beings only LOVE entomology, and that's extraordinarily hassle-free to discover them at universities!
2016-10-04 03:04:16 · answer #2 · answered by esannason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I'm not a spider expert; however, the design on the back of this really ugly thing (shivers) looks kinda like a fiddle. So may guess would be a "fiddle back", a.k.a. brown recluse. I have heard that they can get quite big. My suggestion would be to do a google search for large spiders and see if there are any pictures that resemble your spider picture.
(shivers uncontrolably) I think I may have to sleep with the light on tonight...lol. Good luck.
2006-11-18 13:49:16 · answer #3 · answered by ikeman32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the wolf spider. We get these in our house occasionally. I just gather them up in a glass and put them back outside. Not a spider to worry about. By the way ,brown recluse spiders are not big.
2006-11-18 15:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by DRAGON LADY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here in Illinois we call them Wolf Spiders and they are very common and NON-HARMFUL they eat only insects and can grow to be fairly large in size.
2006-11-18 13:54:02 · answer #5 · answered by dlward04271 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't be possitive but it looks like a wolf. Go to Spiderzrule.com they have a lot of spiders and you can submit it to them and they will give you an answer.
2006-11-18 13:43:23 · answer #6 · answered by Glenn L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yikes! Good pictures, though.
It looks like a wolf spider to me. Although, there are so many variations of them, it is a little hard to be sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycosidae
2006-11-18 13:42:38 · answer #7 · answered by emt42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a wolf spider. They are not dangerous but they can bite. I would keep my fingers away.
2006-11-18 13:55:33 · answer #8 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wolf spider, perhaps?
2006-11-18 13:44:08 · answer #9 · answered by Chuck Dhue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
writing spider
2006-11-18 13:37:58 · answer #10 · answered by infantryUSMCwifey 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋