Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00042
Woodlouse Spider
Dysdera crocata
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About Woodlouse Spider
Woodlouse Spider (Dysdera crocata) belongs to Dysderidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Natural history and identification
The woodlouse hunter has a reddish front body, pale abdomen, and conspicuous forward-projecting jaws. It hunts terrestrial isopods, commonly called woodlice or slaters, and shelters under ground-level cover. The Australian Museum account documents these identification and feeding traits. Its Australian distribution and habitat observations are distinct from the Atlas's Kauaʻi occurrence evidence.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Dysdera crocata
- Common names
- Woodlouse Spider
- Family
- Dysderidae
- Order
- Araneae
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Woodlouse Spider (Dysdera crocata) belongs to Dysderidae in the order Araneae. Its recorded origin status is introduced.