spidy pic

[caffloss]

here's a pic of a magnificent spidy i just found. i dont no its scientific name but i think its common name is woodlouse spider? there quite common on our farm . this one has nearly a 2 cm body, and looks gravid too me . they can give a painfull bite too. http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa287/caffloss/DSCF1128.jpg

[Tegenaria]

Oh nice, Ive yet to find one of these-the only spiders that will eat a woodlouse!
I believe they have offset chelicerae, rather like the bum end of an Earwig.
Scientific name Dysdera crocata, nice spider!

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/insects-spiders/spiderbites/woodlouse-spider-dysdera-crocata.html

[caffloss]

i have never seen them anywhere else ( maybe there a localised spider???) there a fantastic spider , the chelicerae are offset indeed they can open real wide, and they have long fangs to deal with there chosen prey. :jimlad:

[Theraphosidae]

i have never seen them anywhere else ( maybe there a localised spider???)

Dysdera crocata - Distribution Map (http://www.searchnbn.net/interactive/map.jsp?srchSp=NBNSYS0000008632)

[caffloss]

thanks for posting that distribution map, its never been recorded where i am before by the look of it , nearest area is about 10 - 15 mile away

[Huk7]

I was going to say that we have quite a few down here, hard little gits as well!!

[caffloss]

they certainly are, fast and ferocious little so and so's too, :jimlad:

[wesley flower]

i used to find 2 sp of dysdera here in cornwall years ago (10) but now i cant find them anywhere, lovely wee spiders.
when i used to keep 100 s of labidognatha i found that amaurobius and tegenaria and steatoda would be partial to the odd wood louse
lovely pic of dysdera!

[Tegenaria]

Dysdera crocata - Distribution Map (http://www.searchnbn.net/interactive/map.jsp?srchSp=NBNSYS0000008632)

Thanks for that John, tho I'm not sure if it means they are found in my area(Darlington)
Are the big grey squares areas where they have been found?
http://www.searchnbn.net/output/interactiveGBv4_MTNTJ359259659412.gif

[PhilR]

We have them here in North Wales too :)