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Cellar Spider? - Pholcus phalangioides - female

Cellar Spider? - Pholcus phalangioides - Female
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
July 10, 2009

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Cellar Spider? - Pholcus phalangioides - female Cellar Spider? - Pholcus phalangioides - female

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This is a Long-bodied Cellar
This is a Long-bodied Cellar Spider, P. phalangioides. Although several other species of Pholcus are found in the eastern United States, P. phalangioides is the only species in the genus on the West Coast. It is very common in homes and the photos clearly show the spider's characteristic color pattern and abdominal shape.

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