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Cellar Spider - Holocnemus pluchei
Copyright © 2006 Rich Swanner

Cellar Spider - Holocnemus pluchei
Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, California, USA
May 31, 2006
Size: Daddy long legs size

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Contributed by Rich Swanner on 1 June, 2006 - 3:28am
Last updated 17 June, 2010 - 11:22pm

Moved
Moved from Cellar Spiders.
… R.J. Adams, 17 June, 2010 - 11:22pm

Prey.
What an astonishingly clear image. Fantastic! The spider is going to be in the family Pholcidae (cellar spiders). They prey is an alate (winged) termite in the genus Zootermopsis.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 June, 2006 - 2:14pm

 
Thank you!
Is that a termite I should be watching for around my house? Thanks again.-Rich
… Rich Swanner, 1 June, 2006 - 10:34pm

 
The pattern and shape of this
The pattern and shape of this spider's abdomen are very distinctive, especially the wide black stripe along its underside. It's a Marbled Cellar Spider, Holocnemus pluchei. It is introduced to North America and has spread rapidly throughout California and across the southwestern United States.
… R.J. Adams, 17 June, 2010 - 11:16pm

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