#dysderacrocata

Two days in a row?! My supervisor found a little woodlouse hunter spider in her office. Poor little lady looked like she was on her last legs (no pun intended); her front legs would barely uncurl, and her abdomen was very shriveled. I gave her a little drink of water and set her outside. I've been seeing this post circulating around social media saying that these spider's are deadly, and that people have died from their bites. THE ALLEGATIONS IN THAT POST ARE FALSE. These spiders (as almost all others are) are in fact venomous, but their venom is medically insignificant. The worst you might get would be some irritation, similar to a minor insect bite. Please don't kill these little guys without thinking. Find a way to set them free in a safe place. Disclaimer: Please do not handle random spiders. I picked this one up with bare hands because I knew what it was. Whenever I encounter an unfamiliar spider, I always do my research before handling them. #DysderaCrocata #WoodlouseHunter (at Parsippany, New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnEVnjPAfAVwY9uSnj2Bnnc9H-1j4eb6e4msWY0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qr3bg7ylqeop

Found a male Woodlouse Hunter spider (Dysdera crocata) at work just a bit ago. He was chilling on the wall of the drop-off counter. I snapped this picture before moving him to one of the plants we keep so he doesn't get squished. He was just under an inch long. #WoodlouseHunter #DysderaCrocata #CrazySpiderLady

This Long-jawed Six-eyed Spider (aka Woodlouse Spiders) can be found around our homes and in rural areas, under rocks or in warm leaf litter - majority of the time in close proximity to woodlice. This is a nocturnal active hunter which does not spin a web to catch their prey - but they do construct silken retreats in crevices between bricks or rocks which they occupy during the day. The most common prey in their habitat is woodlice, but they will eat any invertebrate they can overpower with their disproportionately large jaws. Dysdera crocata, Napier, Overberg - South Africa. #canon #canonmacro #macro #nikon #nikonsa #nikonic #bionerds #biodiversity #planning #support #surveys #ecoexploration #ishootwithorms #spider #spiders #spidersofinstagram #arachnid #arachnids #atachnidsofinstagram #sixeyedspider #woodlicespider #dysderacrocata #southafrica #westerncape #introduced #nature #wildlife (at Napier, Western Cape)