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Dolomedes scriptus

Hentz, 1845

Eastern Fishing Spider

G5Secure Found in 55 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Eastern Fishing Spider (Dolomedes scriptus). Photo by Michael Gemmell, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Michael Gemmell, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Eastern Fishing Spider (Dolomedes scriptus). Photo by Michael Gemmell, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Michael Gemmell, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Eastern Fishing Spider (Dolomedes scriptus). Photo by Alexandra Birch, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Alexandra Birch, CC BY-NC 4.0
Eastern Fishing Spider (Dolomedes scriptus). Photo by Perry Hidalgo, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Perry Hidalgo, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114826
Element CodeILARA49030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyPisauridae
GenusDolomedes
Other Common Names
Dolomède érudite (FR)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-06-06
Change Date2017-06-06
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaS1Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
Roadless Areas (55)
Arkansas (4)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
PenhookOzark-St. Francis National Forest6,566
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Tate BranchChattahoochee National Forest1,069
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Minnesota (6)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
Kawishiwi Lake To SawbillSuperior National Forest15,305
Tait LakeSuperior National Forest6,327
Wood LakeSuperior National Forest596
New Hampshire (10)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Cherry MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,766
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
KearsargeWhite Mountain National Forest4,554
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (8)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Upper Bald RiverCherokee National Forest9,202
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (13)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
Peters Mountain Addition BJefferson National Forest2,909
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
References (2)
  1. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  2. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.