Nursery Web Spider

Subject:  Orange spider? Geographic location of the bug:  Orleans MA Date: 10/23/2021 Time: 01:41 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman :  We found this on the door of a storage unit in our yard.I’ve looked through lots of images online and can’t seem to identify it. How you want your letter signed:  The Scott’s … Read more

Fishing Spider

Subject:  Spider Geographic location of the bug:  Dawsonville, Georgia Date: 06/18/2021 Time: 01:36 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  What type of spider is this How you want your letter signed:  Amy Dear Amy, This is a Fishing Spider in the genus Dolomedes, most likely a White Banded Fishing Spider, Dolomedes albineus.  Fishing Spiders … Read more

White-Banded Fishing Spider

Subject:  Dolomedes (?) with odd markings? Geographic location of the bug:  Hawthorne, Florida Date: 06/22/2020 Time: 07:37 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Saw this large lady on the Hathorne trail, resting on a beam of a small bridge that crosses a tributary to Lake Lochloosa.  Looks like Dolomedes to me but can’t find … Read more

Probably Fishing Spider from Africa

Subject:  Spider ID Geographic location of the bug:  Llubovane Dam, Eswatini, Southern Africa Date: 02/25/2020 Time: 12:03 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Good day, Please can you ID these two spiders. The large one is beautiful. They were on a dead tree stump in the dam. The large one was walking down the … Read more

Fishing Spider

Subject:  Big ass spider Geographic location of the bug:  Statenisland NY 10312 Date: 11/06/2019 Time: 07:56 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  What is this this big a×× spider…. it jumps How you want your letter signed:  Thanks Elizabeth Dear Elizabeth, This is a Fishing Spider in the genus Dolomedes.  Though it is large … Read more

Fishing Spider

Subject:  What is this large spider? 2nd request Geographic location of the bug:  Northeast Maine Date: 07/15/2019 Time: 09:47 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi. I found this large spider after a heavy rain on north side of my house – early evening. It is at least 3 inches with legs. It is … Read more