Dysdera crocata
(Woodlouse Hunter)

Picture ID 55349

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Found this guy crawling across the living room floor. My initial guess is Woodlouse spider.

Submitted by:
yikesaspider
Submitted: Mar 27, 2019
Photographed: Mar 27, 2019
Spider: Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse Hunter)
Location: Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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TangledWeb

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March 27, 2019 9:42 pm

Yes, this is a Woodlouse Hunting Spider, Dysdera crocata. The easy way to recognize them is that the big dark red fangs point toward each other and cross over each other.

YikesASpider

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Reply to TangledWeb

March 28, 2019 8:43 am

Yeah, it does look pretty distinctive. I didn’t recall ever seeing a spider like this one in my house before, so that’s what piqued my curiosity. Thanks!

TangledWeb

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Reply to YikesASpider

March 28, 2019 6:22 pm

You’re welcome! They are relatively common worldwide, but I haven’t seen one yet in-person. If I have, I think I would have just thought, “weird ant thing.”