Unidentified

Picture ID 161546

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Woodlouse Spider - Dysdera crocata

  • Submitted by: 
    greenvilleeee
  • Submitted: Aug 13, 2022
  • Photographed: Aug 11, 2022
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Under rock, log, or debris
  • Found in web?: No
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Arachnaphobius Rex

Roly-poly Killer (Woodlouse Hunter), Dysdera crocata Drury,
This smooth bodied spider is perhaps best distinguished by its large fangs which it uses to feed on pillbugs (roly-polies) and other hard-bodied prey. When full grown they are about .5 inch (1/2″) in length. Dysdera have a generally creamy gray body with distinctly reddish legs and cephalothorax. They live in a silk retreat and hunt at night. Their bite can be painful but they are not aggressive and their venom is not known to cause medical problems. – Colorado Insects of Interest Fact Sheet

These can be found throughout North America

TangledWeb

@Arachnaphobius Rex Welcome to SpiderID. Thank you for helping with an identification! This site is completely run by volunteers. You did very well with the ID and info. Thank you for citing the info source too.