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Holocnemus? - Holocnemus pluchei

Holocnemus? - Holocnemus pluchei
Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA
August 28, 2008
Size: ~ 6 mm
This long-legged spider had made an irregular web along side a concrete bridge. Probably one of the pholcids - perhaps a marbled cellar spider?

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Moved
Moved from Cellar Spiders.

Moved
Moved from Spiders.

 
The pattern and shape of this
The pattern and shape of this spider's abdomen are very distinctive. It's a Marbled Cellar Spider, Holocnemus pluchei. This species is introduced and has spread rapidly throughout California and across the southwestern United States.