Unidentified

Picture ID 136384

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

I believe it's a woodlouse spider. At first wasn't sure what it was because looks like tick,until it started walking.

  • Submitted by: 
    GoodSpider
  • Submitted: Apr 21, 2021
  • Photographed: Apr 20, 2021
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Evansville , Indiana, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Under rock, log, or debris
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Yes, this is a Woodlouse-hunting Spider. There is only one species in the US, Dysdera crocata. Ticks are arachnids too, people often mistake ticks for spiders.

TangledWeb

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/arachnida
This is the best taxonomy chart and detailed info about class Arachnida that I could find. The best part (not included) is that there are spiders that eat ticks, such as False Black Widows, Steatoda grossa. Unfortunately I’ve already found a tick on myself this year.

Helper-Harvestman

Don’t go walking in the wrong part of the woods wearing catnip, or you’ll attract too much attention from wild cats. 😉