Dysdera erythrina
Dysdera erythrina
The Little Assel Hunter ( Dysdera erythrina ) is a True Spiders of the family of six eyes spinning. As with all spiders of the family in the eyes Dysdera erythrina are densely arranged almost circular at the front. The opisthosoma has no dark spots.
Appearance
The body length is 9-14 mm in the female and the smaller male 6-8 mm. The prosoma is dark red in this spider and the opisthosoma is greyish shiny. The claws of the chelicerae are concave and tweezer -like at the front. The basic elements of the chelicerae are not quite half as long as the front body. Dysdera crocata is Dysdera erythrina very similar. The two species differ eg in size, with Dysdera crocata can be larger.
Distribution and habitat
Dysdera erythrina can be found on warm, sunny places, they are found in juniper meadows, vineyards and quarries in the mountains and on stony dry grasslands. It is widespread in Central Europe, but not very often.
Way of life
The nocturnal spider hides during the day in a tight weave bag, usually under stones. It feeds of isopods among other things that are shunned by other spiders. Since the chelicerae are greatly prolonged, it can wrap around the back plates of the isopod and so attach their poison bite.
Reproduction
During mating, the male moves to the side with splayed buttons to the female, in this case the Tasterbulben be at a right angle on the end link of the button. It creeps then the female and performs both Bulbusspitzen in the two openings, a gender. This act may take up to an hour. The eggs are then stored in a closely woven web of living.
System
There are three subspecies of Dysdera erythrina: Dysdera erythrina fervida, Dysdera e lantosquensis and Dysdera e provincialis.