Dysdera crocata
(Woodlouse Hunter)

Picture ID 69746

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Hey all! I created this profile because I’m not sure what spider this is. The picture was captured at 9:40am EST. I’m thinking it could be a possible Woodlouse Hunter? It was running across the basement floor. Basement is finished except for the molding around the floor. It is usually cooler than the rest of the house

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sammyg86
Submitted: Jul 3, 2019
Photographed: Jul 3, 2019
Spider: Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse Hunter)
Location: Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
Found in web?: No
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ArachnidAlice

July 3, 2019 10:52 am

You are correct, Woodlouse Hunter, Dysdera crocata.

SammyG86

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Reply to ArachnidAlice

July 3, 2019 12:22 pm

Do you know anything about this species that I should know? Lol! Talk about scary

ArachnidAlice

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July 3, 2019 12:58 pm

Lol these spiders primarily hunt woodlice, or as we call them down here, pill bugs. The large jaws and fangs look pretty intimidating, and they can easily pierce a pill bug’s tough armor. He or she might be in your basement looking for damp areas where pill bugs might congregate. A good place to relocate these spiders is outside in some wet soil, or maybe some rotting wood, or decaying leaves, as their prey the pill bug feeds on decaying vegetation 🙂