Dysdera crocata
(Woodlouse Hunter)

Picture ID 52328

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I have no clue! Red house spider?

Submitted by:
kimberlyw
Submitted: Jan 27, 2019
Photographed: Jan 26, 2019
Spider: Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse Hunter)
Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Trahearne

January 28, 2019 8:58 am

The long chelicerae and fangs make me think of a woodlouse hunter, but the abdomen is much darker than one’s I’ve seen before.

KimberlyW

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Reply to Trahearne

January 28, 2019 6:25 pm

That’s been the most common from my research I’ve seen, but I agree, the coloring through me off. Harmless though, right? Are they common in basements? I get the craziest things down there and it’s finished!

Trahearne

Reply to KimberlyW

January 28, 2019 11:54 pm

Very harmless! If your basement is damp in any areas, isopods can be attracted to the moisture, and where isopods go so too will their hunters.

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to KimberlyW

January 29, 2019 5:42 am

Mostly harmless. Like most spiders they have venom and could bite in self defense but are not considered to be of medical significance – everyone’s immune system is different though. Edit: and yes, this is Dysdera crocata, filed. 🙂