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    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Graham Montgomery, all rights reserved

  • Woodlouse Spider, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Kyle Eaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Woodlouse Spider, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Cristian Trejos Guerra, all rights reserved

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    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Patrich Cerpa, all rights reserved

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    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) RAP, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Woodlouse Spider

Dysdera crocata

Worldwide
30,549 observations
Group
Arachnids
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The woodlouse spider, Dysdera crocata, is a species of spider that preys primarily upon woodlice. Other common names refer to variations on the common name of its prey, including woodlouse hunter, sowbug hunter, sowbug killer, pillbug hunter and slater spider.

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