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
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
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
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
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
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