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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Synspermiata » Cellar Spiders (Pholcidae) » Pholcus » Longbodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)
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Spider - Pholcus phalangioides
Copyright © 2010 Kurt Andreas

Spider - Pholcus phalangioides
New Paltz, New York, USA
December 24, 2009
Size: body about 1/4"

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Spider - Pholcus phalangioides Spider - Pholcus phalangioides
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Contributed by Kurt Andreas on 9 January, 2010 - 7:05pm
Last updated 2 December, 2013 - 4:37pm

Moved
Moved from Pholcus.
… Chad Heins, 2 December, 2013 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cellar Spiders.
… R.J. Adams, 17 June, 2010 - 11:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… john and jane balaban, 9 January, 2010 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

Cellar Spider, Family Pholcidae
But I don't know beyond that.
… Andrew Williams, 9 January, 2010 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Most likely Pholcus phalangioides
A female Pholcus phalangioides. That's the most common cellar spider, especially in human related habitats.
… Mandy Howe, 9 January, 2010 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Based on the spiders elongate
Based on the spiders elongate shape and coloration, it's clearly a Pholcus, but there are several very similar species in the eastern United States. A definitive ID will probably require a close look at the spider's reproductive structures and accurate body measurements.
… R.J. Adams, 17 June, 2010 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

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