BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 12, 2024
Arachnophobes may have thought snow- or ice-covered terrain in the state were safe spaces away from spiders. They are wrong. Turns out there is a rather large spider native to Maine that hangs out next to water and is not above taking a stroll across the ice or snow in the winter when temperatures rise above freezing. This is the fishing spider, also known as eight-legged anglers. It’s possible, albeit startling, to spot these large, native spiders on a frozen Maine lake or pond midwinter.