Pregnant? - Dysdera crocata

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… Lynette Elliott, 30 November, 2009 - 10:57pm

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… v belov, 28 November, 2009 - 3:33pm

You guessed right :)

'Tis a Dysdera, or Woodlouse Hunter. From what I can see of the palps, yes, it's a she. Females have a swollen gonopore region, too (another way to tell gender). The small grouping of six eyes, the porrect (forward extending) chelicerae, and the coloration are all good indicators of the Dysdera genus...and as far as I know, the only species is crocata. So this is a Dysdera crocata.

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… Mandy Howe, 19 November, 2009 - 10:37pm

A clarification...

In the above comment I mentioned that the only species is crocata. I want to make sure and elaborate on that before somebody asks about it. There is, in fact, only one nearctic species, which is the crocata I was referring to. There are other species that occur in other parts of the world, but I am not at all familiar with any of those.

… Mandy Howe, 20 November, 2009 - 9:23am

A bottom view added. There a

A bottom view added. There appears to be some swollen body part in the center. Thanks for the Photo info lead.

… Jim Gray, 20 November, 2009 - 7:44am

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… R. Berg, 19 November, 2009 - 6:45pm

Thanks G Whiz, it was right i

Thanks G Whiz, it was right in front of me the whole time and I didn't see it.

… Jim Gray, 19 November, 2009 - 6:52pm