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Woodlouse hunter spider
The woodlouse hunter or sowbug-eating spider (Dysderidae) are six-eyed haplogyne (females lacking a sclerotized epigynum) araneomorph spiders found primarily in Eurasia. There are several genera. One species, Dysdera crocata (the woodlouse hunter), has been transported over much of the planet together with its preferred foods- sowbugs and pillbugs (or woodlice). Dysdera also feeds on beetles. These spiders have very large chelicerae, which they use to pierce the armored bodies of land crustaceans (woodlice) and beetles. There are also some reports that they have a mildly toxic venom that can cause local reactions. With their huge fangs there is little doubt that they could bite if threatened, but the venom has not been well studied. It is probably wise not to handle these spiders. The spiders have their six eyes arranged in a semicircle like segestriids, but the legs have only the first two pairs of legs produced forward. Dysdera crocata has a characteristic color, which can only be confused with spiders in the corinnid genera Trachelas and Meriola. The carapace is dull red-brown and the abdomen gray or tan.
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Woodlouse hunter spider
truckfood@dejazzd.com - July 25th, 2005
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I found one of these spiders in my home. I did mistaken it for a brown recluse, but when doing some research is a woodlouse. do these spiders most of the time live outdoors and should I worry that I found one in my home. he was a lil bigger than a quarter, but the back part of his body was very very small...it didn't look like he had been eating very well...lol. this is like the 3rd one I have found over the past 2 years. I also live in Pa, and I can provide pictures if you would
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Woodlouse hunter spider
Anonymous - July 30th, 2005
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WHAT IF BITTEN WHAT KIND OF SIDE AFFECTS TO KID? HOW DANGEROUS ARE THESE SPIDERS?
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Woodlouse hunter spider
angelsrfriends@yahoo.com - August 2nd, 2005
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I just recenly moved to a new house where I've come across 2 of these creepy spiders. I would really like to know if they are poisonous, if they bite humans, where they live when not outside and how to get rid of them for good. As you can probably tell spiders are not something I'm really fond of; actually they freak me out. Please e-mail me back with these answers if you them. Sincerely, Aubrey Segerstrom Beloit, Wisconsin August 2nd, 2005
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Woodlouse hunter spider
revans01@comcast.net - October 1st, 2005
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I found one in my bathtub in Pennsylvania? Its in a baggy.... can it bite through my baggy?
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