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Longbodied Cellar Spider with prey
Pholcus phalangioides
33.0067, -117.053
Field Notes
Description:
Daddy Longlegs about 6mm long caught a western honeybee in its web. It would drop down to the struggling bee and make a couple wraps of silk around it and then retreat. It did this several times after it bit the bee. The bee started jerking in a different way, I assume involuntarily due to the spider bite. Eventually the spider stayed with the bee whose movement slowed to finish wrapping it up.
Habitat:
Backyard under porch light at night. It was between the ground and the house under the eve. This species is very common and can be found throughout the world.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 25, 2013
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