ID of house spider

I'm sorry I don't have a picture but maybe you can help anyway. I found a couple of these spiders in my apartment in NYC. They are appoximately 6-8mm dls, but I don't know what stage of development they are in. The carapace and legs are dark burgundy reddish brownish and the abdomin is oval and ivory colored. They were easy to capture and not aggressive. Any ideas? Thank you.
Jodi

sow bug killer?

i can never remember the dang sci name

Dysdera sp.?

That's what I was thinking too, I see those in my yard a lot.

CopperInMyVeins said:

That's what I was thinking too, I see those in my yard a lot.

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when i first started getting into bugs seriously i was rock flipping at work and saw one... and thought i had caught a trapdoor! hehehe

sounds like the sowbug spider. they are freaky lookin things.

Yup, that's it. Thanks! So how did they get into my bedroom and what do I do? I have a ton of sow bugs, they are my pets! Are they going to get eaten?

IguanaMama said:

Yup, that's it. Thanks! So how did they get into my bedroom and what do I do? I have a ton of sow bugs, they are my pets! Are they going to get eaten?

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keep it as a pet! they have awesome jaws when they are older!

i am almost sure they lack scopulae, so they can't glasswalk, so i think your sow bugs should be safe. these are really pretty spiffy looking true spiders.

oh yeah, p.s. they throw the CUTEST tiny little threat displays... but the gigantic fangs make it like 1% scary too

adults of D. crocata (what i believe my local sp. to be, no idea bout yours though) get over 1" legspan (maybe 1.5, been a year or so since i have seen any) so they are ~decent size for a true spider