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Woodlouse spider (Roodwitte celspin)

Dysdera crocata

Description:

Red cephalothorax, pale abdomen. About 2 cm long.

Habitat:

In in the shrubs next to a parking lot in the city, lives under stones (just like her exclusive prey, woodlice).

Notes:

This spider hunts on woodlice (pissebedden). She is not very quick and has a bad sight, but has large chelicerae that can easily pierce the tough exoskeleton of woodlice. When handled, they have been reported to bite humans.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Woodlouse Hunter
Dysdera crocata Woodlouse spider


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3 Comments

Ingrid3
Ingrid3 10 years ago

Yup!
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocota
according to another nice guide for common spiders in Europe is the COLLINS GEN Spiders Photoguide, a small pocket book with great photo images.

Pi Rumbaut
Pi Rumbaut 10 years ago

Thanks, bayucca (again!), for the quick and accurate determination!
I didn't know this species, but it's intriguing!

Pi Rumbaut
Spotted by
Pi Rumbaut

Mechelen, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

Spotted on Oct 7, 2013
Submitted on Oct 7, 2013

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