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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Haplogynes » Dysderids (Dysderidae) » Dysdera » Woodlouse Hunter (Dysdera crocata)

Species Dysdera crocata - Woodlouse Hunter

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Dysdera crocata - male Dysdera crocata - male Happy Halloween! What is this this!! - Dysdera crocata Spider Eastern Nebraska - Dysdera crocata Dysdera crocata Woodlice Spider - Dysdera crocata Unknown Red Spider - Dysdera crocata Woodlouse Spider - Dysdera crocata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Haplogynes)
Family Dysderidae (Dysderids)
Genus Dysdera
Species crocata (Woodlouse Hunter)
Other Common Names
Sow Bug Hunter, Pill Bug Hunter
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Here
Explanation of Names
The genus name originates from the 2nd century B.C. poet Nicander.
Greek adjective: 'hard to fight against'. Cameron(2005)(1)
Numbers
The only member of the family in NA.
Range
Introduced to North America and widely distrubuted in the Neartic.(1)
Food
Primary prey is isopods; hence the large chelicerae and fangs.
Life Cycle
This species is reported to take up to a year and half to mature, and live an additional two to three years in captivity.(1)
Remarks
A six eyed spider.
See Also
Similar coloring to genus Trachelas
Internet References
Here
Works Cited
1.Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual
By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 13 April, 2004 - 6:23pm
Additional contributions by Lynette, Chris Wirth, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz
Last updated 27 July, 2008 - 9:15am

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