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title: "Roodwitte celspin"
description: "Dysdera crocata — Insecten en spinnen. The woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata) is a species of spider that preys primarily upon woodlice."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/woodlouse-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodwitte celspin

> Dysdera crocata — Insecten en spinnen. The woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata) is a species of spider that preys primarily upon woodlice.

- Scientific name: *Dysdera crocata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 29673
- Wikidata: [Q1150747](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1150747)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68912](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68912)

## Names

- en: Woodlouse Spider
- de: Großer Asseljäger
- es: Araña caza cochinillas
- fr: Dysdère armée
- nl: Roodwitte celspin
- pl: Komórczak okazały

## Countries with the most observations

US (17044), CA (1947), NZ (795), AU (678), GB (542), MX (520), AR (513), CL (263), ZA (184), ES (175), PT (132), FR (114)

## Summary

The woodlouse spider (Dysdera crocata) is a species of spider that preys primarily upon woodlice. Other common names refer to variations on the common name of its prey, including woodlouse hunter, sowbug hunter, sowbug killer, pillbug hunter and slater spider.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse_spider

## Photo

![Roodwitte celspin](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/woodlouse-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: monkeyjodey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142712020

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/woodlouse-spider?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).