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Lesser Woodlouse Spider

Dysdera erythrina

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 12, February 9, March 14, April 23, May 33, June 36, July 38, August 33, September 24, October 18, November 10, December 8.
United States258
Alaska258
Germany17
France17
United Kingdom10
England9
Canada6
Hessen6
Île-de-France6
Rheinland-Pfalz5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Practical

  • VenomousProduces venom for defense or huntingFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassArachnids · Arachnida
OrderSpiders · Araneae
FamilyWoodlouse Hunter Spiders · Dysderidae
GenusDysdera

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Lesser Woodlouse Spider with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.