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Cellar Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Photo by C.I.L.L.1010
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Field Notes

Description:

Females have a body length of about 9 mm; males are slightly smaller. Its legs are about 5 or 6 times the length of its body (reaching up to 7 cm of leg span in females).

Habitat:

Its habit of living on the ceilings of rooms, caves, garages or cellars gives rise to one of its common names. In Australian homes, they are considered beneficial because it is sometimes believed they will kill and eat the venomous Redback spider.

Notes:

Good ol' Daddy longlegs!

Reference Links:

Pholcus phalangioides

Species ID Suggestions

Daddy long-legs or cellar spider

Pholcus phalangioides

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Comments (3)
C.I.L.L.1010
FYI: Picture of Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pholcu... I think you're both wrong. It's just a "turned around" egg care. Most of the spiders have their egg sac on it's back but this lil buddy has it in front of it's muzzle
ceherzog
I can't quite figure out what's going on in the picture. Is she laying eggs? Pretty neat!

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PublishedAugust 2, 2011

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