![]() ![]() Pholcids are gray to brown with banding or chevron markings. Spermophora has a small globose abdomen and its eyes are arranged in two groups of three and no median eyes. Eight and six eyes both occur in this family. Pholcus and Smeringopus have cylindrical abdomens and the eyes are arranged in two lateral groups of three and two smaller median contiguous eyes. Pholcids are fragile arachnids, the body being 2–10 mm in length with legs which may be up to 50 mm long. Spiderlings are transparent with short legs and change their skin about 5 or 6 times as they grow.įemales have a body length of about 9mm, males are slightly smaller.Ĭrossopriza lyoni and Physocyclus globosis are spiders with a very similar appearance. The female holds 20 to 30 eggs in her jaws. Because they originally came from the tropics, these spiders do not seem to be aware of seasonal changes and breed at any time of the year. ![]() When food is scarce, they will prey on their own kind. They can easily catch and eat hairy house spiders, mosquitoes, and other insects. Because it is often found on the ceilings of rooms, caves or cellars, it is also called cellar spider. This is probably to blur the vision of a predator. phalangioides has the habit of shaking the web violently when disturbed. It is often confused with the daddy long-legs, a member of the Opiliones, which are not true (real) spiders. Its legs are about 5 or 6 times the length of its body. The Daddy-Long-Legs Spider ( Pholcus phalangioides) is a spider of the family Pholcidae. ![]()
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