![]() Putting it outside will kill it at this time of year, as they’re essentially a subtropical species that has colonised the subtropical boxes humans brought with them as they spread across the globe. If you’re an arachnophobe, there is every reason to leave this spider alone, as one of the things it eats is other spiders. There is a myth that this spider has incredibly toxic venom and it’s only the stumpiness of its fangs that prevent it being lethal, but this is tosh. On the other hand, short-bodied cellar spiders have much shorter bodies as their name implies. Adult male long-bodied cellar spiders have a body length of about (6 mm). Like all spiders, cellar spiders have 8 legs, 2 body parts. Adult female long-bodied cellar spiders have a body length of about -5/16 (7-8 mm) with front legs about 1 -1 15/16 (45-50 mm) long. Adult male long-bodied cellar spiders have a body length of about ¼ (6 mm). Although also known as the daddy long-legs spider, this spider should not be confused with harvestmen. A spider with long, thin legs that is often found on walls and ceilings. The web of a cellar spider is usually very messy, similar to the web of a cobweb spider. Scientific Name: Pholcus phalangioides Where Found: Found worldwide, particularly in human dwellings. Common Kentucky species are usually tan or gray. Body length: 7-10mm Conservation status Common When to see All year round. The female short-bodied cellar spider has a 1/16 inch long body with legs extending about 5/16 inch. ![]() Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 12 October, 2006 - 7:56am. The female long-bodied cellar spider is approximately 1/4-5/16 inch long with legs extending another 2 inches. Eye Arrangement Images of this individual: tag all. Spiders in this family typically have extremely long and skinny legs with small bodies. Some people believe that long-bodied cellar spiders are the most venomous spiders in the world,but their mouths are not large enough to bite with.However,there is no evidence to support this. Long-bodied Cellar Spider - Pholcus phalangioides - Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA OctoSize: under 10 mm. The cellar spider below is currently living behind my bedside-table, coming out at night to hunt. Cellar Spiders belong to the scientific family Pholcidae. The confusion this causes is one reason why biologists insist on using Latin names instead. The cellar spider ( Pholcus phalangioides) is sometimes called the daddy long-legs, but unhelpfully, this refers to at least two other whole groups of animals, the harvestmen, and the crane-flies, neither of which are closely related. Autumn is a particularly good time to go spotting the spiders that cohabit with us, as many of them are grown fat and sleek on the flies of summer, and are therefore easy to spot. ![]() ![]() Humans share their homes with a surprising number of other species, even discounting the ones they deliberately import to serve as allergen distribution machines. ![]()
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