Dysdera

Picture ID 61775

Comments & ID Thoughts

I think it is the wood lice hunter as we do have a lot of wood lice around the outside and a few have been known to get it , but I have never seen this type of spider in the house in all my 45 years

Submitted by:
rebelno1
Submitted: May 22, 2019
Photographed: May 23, 2019
Spider: Dysdera
Location: Cork, Ireland
Spotted Indoors: Sink or bathtub
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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Rebelno1

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May 22, 2019 6:29 pm

Can anyone confirm what type of spider this is and should it be in my country

ItsyBitsy

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May 22, 2019 7:47 pm

Hi, see above image for ID. 🙂

Rebelno1

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

May 22, 2019 8:05 pm

So is it the woodlouse hunter ?

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Rebelno1

May 22, 2019 8:43 pm

Probably. It’s something in the genus Dysdera which includes the Woodlouse Hunter Dysdera crocata. Another similar species in the vicinity is Dysdera erythrina and I don’t think I can reliably tell the two apart.

Rebelno1

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

May 25, 2019 2:20 pm

Thanks itsy I would bank the Crocata , as I said I have a lot of woodlouse around outside and I saw one in my bathroom before catching this guy,I was sorry I throw into the neighbors garden as I would like him to hunt all the woodlouse away from eating the roots of my plants and killing them Cheers for Comments Itsy