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Arachnid - Pholcus phalangioides
Copyright © 2005 Jonathan Burishkin

Arachnid - Pholcus phalangioides
Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Size: Similar to harvestman
Found in a cave. What species and does it have a common name?
Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 8 December, 2005 - 3:03pm

Long-bodied cellar spider.
Nice image of Pholcus phalangioides, the long-bodied cellar spider. A very common household species:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 December, 2005 - 3:09pm

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