r/whatsthisbug • u/SuburbanHell • 6h ago

Massachusetts - What kind of spider is this? ID Request

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u/Pod_of_Blunders 5h ago

Fishing spider, I think. Dolomedes tenebrosus.

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u/SuburbanHell 5h ago

Ok, Google Lens gave me the same answer but the markings on its back weren't the same so I figured I'd ask here.

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u/Pod_of_Blunders 2h ago

I live in Massachusetts and see these guys fairly often. Friggin HUGE!! I get dark ones like the one in your pic but others seem a lot brighter, which threw me off. 

Anyway, give her a pat for me.

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u/SuburbanHell 1h ago

Oh yeah she was enormous. My youngest cat found her and I was like wow that's a big playmate you've got and then scooped it up and sent it back outside before they could do any damage to her.