Comments & ID Thoughts
I am going to guess this beauty is from the genus Dysdera.
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- Submitted: Apr 9, 2020
- Photographed: Apr 4, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: New Palestine , Indiana, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
sowbug spider
Yes, sowbug spider. Also called “Woodlouse Spider”. In the genus Dysdera. Family Dysderidae.
see photos on wikipedia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysderidae
Dysdera crocata is the only known species in the genus in USA.