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Although the woodlouse spider is a dangerous predator to woodlice, it is not known to be a health hazard to humans or smaller animals. [6] Laboratory experiments have shown D. crocata will take other invertebrates, and shows no particular preference for woodlice; these are simply the most common prey in its habitat. [3]
Dysderidae, also known as woodlouse hunters, sowbug-eating spiders, and cell spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] They are found primarily in Eurasia , extending into North Africa with very few species occurring in South America.
Harpactea is a genus in the family Dysderidae (woodlouse hunting spiders). Harpactea is a replacement name published by W. S. Bristowe in 1939 for the unavailable name "Harpactes" published by R. Templeton in 1835, which had already been used for a genus of birds. [2]
“This is one of the few species of spider that can be dangerous to people,” says Potzler. “There are approximately 2,200 bites reported each year, but there has not been a death related to a ...
Black widow spiders. This dangerous spider tends to seek out dry and dark locations. What do they look like? “Black widow spiders are black and shiny with a telltale red hourglass marking on ...
These spiders are brown in color with long legs attached to a body of roughly 9 millimeters in length, Penn State Extension writes. Brown recluse spiders sport three pairs of eyes arranged in a ...
The eye arrangement of spiders in the genus Dysdera. Adults have a reddish-brown body and legs, and can grow up to 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long. Females are generally larger growing from 1.1 to 1.5 centimetres (0.43 to 0.59 in), while males are about 0.9 to 1 centimetre (0.35 to 0.39 in). [4]
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Dysderidae. As of April 2019 ... Woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata), male. False woodlouse spider