Woodlouse Hunter spider

Natural Habitat

Found under logs, rocks, bricks, and in damp places like leaf litter or basements and gardens, particularly where its prey (pillbugs) is abundant.

Diet & Feeding

Primarily woodlice (sowbugs and pillbugs), though it may occasionally eat other small invertebrates.

Behavior Patterns

Nocturnal hunter that does not build a web to catch prey; instead, it uses its large, powerful chelicerae (fangs) to pierce the tough exoskeleton of roly-polies. They spend the day in silk retreats.

Risks & Benefits

Benefits the ecosystem by controlling pillbug populations. While its large fangs can pierce human skin and cause a painful bite similar to a bee sting, its venom is not medically significant to humans.

Identified on: 6/29/2026