Woodlouse spider
The woodlouse spider is a small spider that hunts woodlice, the small grey creatures that curl up when touched. It lives in warm places under logs, stones and plant pots, and it is now found on almost every continent except Antarctica. It is a skilled hunter with large fangs, but it is not known to be a health risk to people.1

Indlela yokusiqaphela
- Six eyes.1
- A tawny orange to dark red head and chest section (cephalothorax) and legs.1
- A shiny, pale beige to yellow-brown abdomen, which can be dark grey and sometimes very shiny.1
- Very large fangs (chelicerae) for a spider of its size.1
- Adult females are 11 to 15 mm long, and males are 9 to 10 mm long.1
Sidla ngokubhidaniswa no: The woodlouse spider can be hard to tell apart from Dysdera erythrina, which is much less common. D. erythrina is not usually found near human homes, so location can help.1
Amandla etyhefu yokuluma nokuhlaba
Ityhefu iphuma ngamazinyo aso etyhefu okanye ngamazinyo aso xa siluma.
Ityhefu yaso yokuluma okanye yokuhlaba yenza ntoni?
It injects venom through its fangs to subdue its prey. In people, bites have been known to cause localised itching at the bite site.1
Siyingozi kangakanani ebantwini?
Ingozi ebantwini: KuthambileNjengokuhlatywa yinyosi okanye ngaphantsi. Phantse asinangozi ebantwini.It is a dangerous predator for woodlice but is not known to be a health hazard to humans or smaller animals. It has been known to bite people if handled. Verified bites have caused no major medical problems.1
Ukuba siyaluma
- Hlamba indawo elunyiweyo uze ubeke ipakethi yomkhenkce kuyo ngenxa yeentlungu. Fumana uncedo lwezonyango ukuba iintlungu zinamandla, ziyasasazeka okanye umntu uziva engaphilanga kakuhle.
Soloko utsalela inombolo kaxakeka kuqala (112, 000, 911). Esi sisikhokelo soncedo lokuqala ngokubanzi, asilocebiso lwezonyango. Iziseko zoncedo lokuqala
Hlala ukhuselekile
- Ungaze uchukumise, ubambe okanye uqhule isilwanyana sasendle, nokuba sincinci, kwaye nokuba sibonakala silele okanye sifile.
- Sinike indawo. Ukuba udibana naso, hlala uzolile, buyela umva kancinci kwaye usiyeke sihambe ngendlela yaso.
- Ukuba siyakuluma: hlala uzolile, musa ukushukuma, tsalela inombolo kaxakeka (112, 000, 911) okanye uye esibhedlele ngokukhawuleza. Khumbula ukuba sasikhangeleka njani, ifoto iyanceda.
Asikuzingeli. Sisebenzisa ityhefu yaso ukubamba ukutya okanye ukuzikhusela, kwaye singakhetha ukuzimela. Okungakumbi malunga nokuhlala ukhuselekile
Sikhulu kangakanani?
Side kangakanani?
mfutshane kunomnwe wakho omncinciU-Woodlouse spider mkhulu kangakanani xa uthelekisa NAWE?
Zizibalo nje kwibhrawuza yakho. Akukho nto igcinwayo okanye ithunyelwa naphi na.
Sikhawuleza kangakanani?
Iinyaniso
It is an unusually dominant predator for its size because of its large fangs and wide gape.1
It often dominates and sometimes kills other spiders and centipedes.1
Courtship is typically aggressive, and mates can be injured by each other's large fangs.1
It hunts at night and does not spin a web. Instead, it searches warm places for prey.1
Although it began in the Mediterranean, it is now found on several continents, including Australia and New Zealand.1
Umqhekezi weentsomi
Intsomi: Woodlouse spiders are dangerous to people.
Inyaniso: They are not known to be a health hazard to humans. They can bite if handled, but verified bites have not caused major medical problems.1
Apho iinyaniso zivela khona
- Woodlouse spider (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Dysdera crocata (iNaturalist): amagama nokuhlelwa.
- Venom Wiki: inqanaba lengozi, ubungakanani obuqhelekileyo noqikelelo lwesantya zezethu. Bona indlela esizifumana ngayo: Indlela esilinganisa ngayo ingozi.
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