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spiderpa Coraopolis, PA Aug 26, 2009

I live in southwestern pennsylvania...found this creature outside of the garage & was wondering if someone could please help me ID it. As you can see, it was about as big as a face of a brick. Thanks.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 26, 2009

Ths spider is in the family Pisauridae (fishing/dock/nursery web spiders); it appears to be a dark fishing spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus. In spite of its name, it often is found far from any water source. Like their cousins, wolf spiders, these are active hunters that do not spin a capture web. See http://tinyurl.com/l8dcvm for detailed information.

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spiderpa Coraopolis, PA Aug 27, 2009

Looks like that is it. Thanks suunto.

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