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Colorado Spider - Dysdera crocata
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Colorado Spider - Dysdera crocata
Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, USA
July 12, 2009
Size: size of USA dime
found out side my partens home. coming out of the grass in there front yard.
Contributed by Bill Tomson on 12 July, 2009 - 9:30pm
Last updated 21 August, 2009 - 9:29am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 21 August, 2009 - 9:29am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 11 August, 2009 - 7:32pm

Woodlouse Hunter
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3388

Dysdera crocata - Woodlouse Hunter
… Jebus31, 12 July, 2009 - 9:43pm

 
ColoradoSpider
are they Poisonous to children or humans?
… Bill Tomson, 12 July, 2009 - 9:59pm

 
Harmless
Their venom is not medically significant and they will not bite unless handled roughly, just like most spiders.

They are not a threat to you.
… Jebus31, 12 July, 2009 - 10:01pm

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