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Up close and personal with an adult female Dark Fishing Spider. It has many stiff hairs on its legs that it uses for surface retention so that it can float on top of the water.
Up close and personal with an adult female Dark Fishing Spider. It has many stiff hairs on its legs that it uses for surface retention so that it can float on top of the water.
Wildlife

Arachnids

Though they can be as big as your palm, Dark Fishing Spiders pose no threat to us. Photo: Richard Covey
Though they can be as big as your palm, Dark Fishing Spiders pose no threat to us. Photo: Richard Covey
Wildlife

Arachnids

Common arachnids found at Beidler Forest

  • Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)
  • White-banded Fishing Spider (Dolomedes albineus)
  • Wolf Spider (Tigrosa georgicola)
  • Wolf Spider (Hogna lenta)
  • Long-jawed Orb-weaver (Tetragnatha spp.)
  • Golden-silk Orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes)
  • Giant Lichen Orb-weaver (Araneus bicentenarius)
  • Marbled Orb-weaver (Araneus marmoreus)
  • Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
  • Redfemured Spotted Orb-weaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)
  • Tropical Orb-weaver (Eriophora ravilla)
  • Southern House Spider (Kukulcania hibernalis)
  • Spiny-backed Orb-weaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
  • Mabel's Orchard Orb-weaver (Leucauge argyrobapta)
  • Magnolia Green Jumper (Lyssomanes viridis)
  • Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)
  • Arrow-shaped Micrathena (Micrathena sagittata)
  • Red Bugs (Trombicula sp, fortunately Red Bugs do not like the swamp itself but can be present in the surrounding hardwood forests - Red Bugs actually don't particularly care for Spanish Moss over any other ground debris!)
  • Deer Tick (Ixodes scapularis, just like red bugs, deer ticks do not favor the swamp but can be found in the surrounding area)

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