DYSDERIDAE - SLATER EATING SPIDER

FACT FILE - 001

Family

Dysderidae

Species

Dysdera crocata
C.L.Koch, 1838

Body Length

Female: 14 mm
Male: 11 mm

Habitat

Under rotting timber in garden mulch where slaters are plentiful.

Toxicity

Unknown, but said to be a severe bite possibly requiring hospitalisation.

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clubionidae

Female

squideyes

001-003

Male

001-003

Female using her fangs to hang onto a brush.

Note the 6 eyes. This spider may be confused with the Segestriidae Ariadna species.

Dysdera crocota is an introduced species from Europe.