Dolomedes tenebrosus, also called the dark fishing spider, is a medium to large sized fishing spider. Males, without legs, are 7 - 13 mm (about .2 - .5 in), and females, also excluding legs, can be around 15 - 26 mm (approx. .2 - 1 in). Including legs, they can be (male and female alike) 50 - 90 mm, or 2 - 3.5 inches. They aren't fatal, and symptoms of the bite are quite similar to those of a bee sting. But as some people are more sensitive, and sometimes allergic, to spiders, they may experience harsher reactions. The bodies of this spider - males and females don't really differ from each other other than size, and, of course, gender - are brownish-grey, with lighter brown and black stripes going down the legs. Like a lot of spiders in this family, it will cocoon things in its web, sometimes even trees!
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