Where can I find dysdera crocata(woodlouse hunter)

[MARCLAR]

I've been looking around the garden in where all the places where spiders & woodlice always are but I can't seem to find one of these spiders,
Im in kildare, In a town right beside dublin , which is in the east of Ireland, do we even have these spiders, wikipedia says yes on their range map but im not sure.

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Family DYSDERIDAE
Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer, 1802) +
Although widely distributed in Britain, possibly scarcer in Scotland, this species has a limited distribution in Ireland. Has only been recorded from Cos. Antrim, Donegal, Kerry and Kildare. No recent records for this species exist. Usually recorded from silken cells. Feeds on woodlice

Dysdera crocata C.L. Koch, 1838 +
The Woodlouse-eating spider is widely distributed but uncommon throughout the British Isles. Particularly common in the south of Britain. Typically recorded under stones and logs in warm conditions. Sometimes found in gardens.

NORTHERN IRELAND
SPECIES INVENTORIES
SPIDERS (ARACHNIDA)
Damian McFerran
March 1997

http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/pub...ns/Spiders.pdf

Nearest link I could find, not sure how good BAS records are for Ireland as a whole.
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[MARCLAR]

Nice one, I live in north kildare, but have no luck finding them, I had a freind tell me He found a red spider in another estate a while ago, Could be a woodlouse hunter, but it could be another spider, do we have any other red spiders ? .
Thank you (:.
Im only 15 btw, and I have a pet a.similis.
Thanks for the help.

[No.9 Spider]

Welcome to WAB . I found a nice specimen last week in the back garden after I'd been doing some jet-washing on the patio. Piles of old bricks can be good and I've found them many times in coastal areas on rock faces by the beach under plant roots or tufts of grass growing on the rocks.
The only other red spiders we have are considerably smaller. Don't pick one up with your hands if you find one - they can and do bite!


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[MARCLAR]

Any chance of posting one over, love their behavoir i've read about them and I hear they do good in captivity.

[No.9 Spider]

They're a spider I find infrequently and they'd be difficult to keep in captive conditions I would imagine. I'll bear it in mind if I come across one in the near future.



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