Stone Spider

Drassodes lapidosus
Stone Spider
Stone Spider
Stone Spider
The Stone Spider is so called as it is often found under logs, rocks and stones. It is mainly nocturnal, hunting invertebrates. Head/body length is 10-18mm with 30-40mm legspan. It has a furry abdomen which can be brown or grey and has 4 tubes at the end of the abdomen. Its relative Drassodes cupreus looks similar.
Pompoilid Wasp and Stone Spider
Pompoilid Wasp and Stone Spider
A Spider-hunting "Pompilid" wasp has immobilised this grey-bodied Stone Spider and removed its legs before laying an egg on or in its body.