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A new meme going around FB claims the WoodLouse Spider is a "deadly new species" wrecking havoc in the Southern US
It's a completely harmless spider, but it still has a neat story to tell.
For the first of this week's two #DeepDives, let's explore the biology of Dysdera crocata
It's a completely harmless spider, but it still has a neat story to tell.
For the first of this week's two #DeepDives, let's explore the biology of Dysdera crocata
So, for the first tweet in this series, let's put these rumors to rest with data.
There's a lot of verified bites from D. crocata in the medical literature-which is rare. One person allowed themselves to be purposely bitten multiple times.
No deaths; everyone was just fine.
There's a lot of verified bites from D. crocata in the medical literature-which is rare. One person allowed themselves to be purposely bitten multiple times.
No deaths; everyone was just fine.
D. crocata gets it's name-the woodlouse spider-from it's food.
They live in dark, moist, areas and are adapted to feeding on sow bugs...sometimes called rollie-pollies.
They use those huge mandibles to foil the isopod's defensive rolling.
They live in dark, moist, areas and are adapted to feeding on sow bugs...sometimes called rollie-pollies.
They use those huge mandibles to foil the isopod's defensive rolling.
