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Commonly called 'the daddy-long-legs spider' or 'cellar spider', Pholcus phalangiodes is a very common world wide spider. They are frequently seen living on ceilings or quiet dark corners in the home, shed or basement. Their horizontal webs are large, loose, and flat, but they can make them any shape to fit into surrounding objects. They hang upside down on the web and if disturbed, shake violently.
Pholcus phalangioides is an eight eyed spider, which is a pale yellow-brown except for a gray patch in the center of the cephalothorax. The body and legs are almost translucent. The females are about 8 mm in length and males 6mm.
These spiders are effective predators of household pests including other spiders. They throw silk at their victim, once snared then they'll bite, envenomating their prey - they'll even go out hunting other spiders including tegenaria species. They are also canabalistic, eating each other if food is scarce.
On the other hand the females are excellent mother's. They carry their eggs in their mouths and have been seen feeding their young.
Pholcus phalangioides is an eight eyed spider, which is a pale yellow-brown except for a gray patch in the center of the cephalothorax. The body and legs are almost translucent. The females are about 8 mm in length and males 6mm.
These spiders are effective predators of household pests including other spiders. They throw silk at their victim, once snared then they'll bite, envenomating their prey - they'll even go out hunting other spiders including tegenaria species. They are also canabalistic, eating each other if food is scarce.
On the other hand the females are excellent mother's. They carry their eggs in their mouths and have been seen feeding their young.
It's not a Pholcus, the body is completely different (see Google images http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=Phol...
I'd say it's a 'harvestman'.
It's certainly not a camera!
I'd say it's a 'harvestman'.
It's certainly not a camera!
Simpo Two said:
It's not a Pholcus, the body is completely different (see Google images http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=Phol...
I'd say it's a 'harvestman'.
It's certainly not a camera!
I thought that, but are the legs not too long?. I don't know.I'd say it's a 'harvestman'.
It's certainly not a camera!
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