Known commonly as the
Woodlouse Spider, Dysdera
crocata is not a spider we
have come across a great deal before, despite it having a preference for
synanthropic habitats. There are two reddish-coloured Dysdera
spiders in the UK, with Dysdera erythrina being
smaller than D. crocata, and this spider can bite if handled
roughly.
It should be commonly
spread around much of Nottinghamshire, as there are a number of records
from Worksop Priory, Market Warsop, Church Warsop, Southwell,
Nottingham City Hospital and Langar, with the spider often being found
under stones or discarded rubbish/wood etc. |
