Dysdera crocata
(Woodlouse Hunter)

Picture ID 9196

Picture of Dysdera crocata (Woodlouse Hunter) - Dorsal

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Spotted while looking for more Widow / False Widow spiders, in same vicinity. Just inside my garage door, spotted at night. this one was at ground level and seemed pretty active. It’s maybe an inch long, leg-tip to leg-tip, and looked ‘new’ somehow - shiny and almost a pinkish-brown (could have been just the light). Not sure which web it was headed for, as it was apparently off exploring and, well, turns out I have a lot of spiderwebs in my garage.
Haven’t researched this one much yet - focusing on the possible Widows - and couldn’t guess what it might be. Any ID or other tips would be welcomed.

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BugmanDan

Hi, This one looks to be a woodlouse hunter, Dysdera crocata species. Another that are low risk.
https://spiderid.com/spider/dysderidae/dysdera/crocata/

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