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Cellar Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Photo by InêsVeloso
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Big brown spider with really long legs and long abdomen. Small round cephalothorax. This one is a female guarding her eggs.

Habitat:

Found in a wine cellar in the north of Portugal.

Notes:

Harmless to humans.

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PublishedMay 7, 2016

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