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Woodlouse Spider

dysdera crocata

The Woodlouse Spider is a small, brown spider that loves to hunt for its favorite food, woodlice! It has long legs and a big appetite, making it a great little predator in your garden.

Hábitat: They live in moist places like under stones, logs, and leaf litter.

Aspecto

The Woodlouse Spider has a distinctive reddish-brown body and legs, contrasting with a smooth, cream-colored abdomen. Its most striking feature is its disproportionately large, forward-pointing dark red fangs, making it visually distinct from other common house spiders.

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Woodlouse Spider
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Woodlouse Spider

Categoría

Invertebrate

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Their fangs are so long, they are visible from the front!

Their favorite snack, woodlice, inspired their unique name!

These spiders don't spin webs to catch prey; they hunt actively!

Unlike most spiders, they only have six eyes, not eight!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Fang Power

Woodlouse Spiders can deliver a strong bite because of their huge, powerful fangs, that helps them pierce hard-shelled prey.

Habilidad

Night Hunter

Woodlouse Spiders have excellent low-light vision that helps them hunt actively and effectively in the dark.

Habilidad

Silk Sleeper

Woodlouse Spiders can spin a silk retreat because of their silk glands, that helps them hide safely during the day.

Medidas y detalles

Length Mm
10 mm
Weight G
0.1 g
Lifespan Years
1 años

Dieta y alimentación

A specialized hunter of invertebrates, primarily preying on hard-shelled woodlice.

Alimentos principales

  • woodlice
  • isopods
  • other small invertebrates

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

Common rough woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Their primary food source with a tough exoskeleton.

hunts

Common woodlouse

Oniscus asellus

Another common woodlouse species they actively pursue.

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Ground-feeding birds sometimes prey on these spiders.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Dysdera SpiderSlater SpiderWoodlice Spider

Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Qué tamaño tiene Woodlouse Spider?

10 mm

¿Cuánto pesa Woodlouse Spider?

0.1 g

¿Cuánto vive Woodlouse Spider?

1 años

¿Qué come Woodlouse Spider?

A specialized hunter of invertebrates, primarily preying on hard-shelled woodlice.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Woodlouse Spider?

They live in moist places like under stones, logs, and leaf litter.

¿Cómo caza Woodlouse Spider?

Pursuit

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