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Agression  - WL Spider Biting Paperclip - Dysdera crocata

Agression - WL Spider Biting Paperclip - Dysdera crocata
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
December 6, 2012
Size: 1 in
This Woodlouse spider would bit the paperclip, and then wouldn't let go for a few seconds, even when being lifted into the air. It would bite down and then chew 3-5 times before it let go. Now imagine if that was your finger.

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Pissed Woodlouse Spider - Dysdera crocata Fangs - Dysdera crocata Confrontation - Dysdera crocata Three Way Standoff - Dysdera crocata Agression  - WL Spider Biting Paperclip - Dysdera crocata