Unidentified

Picture ID 112240

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found her in a small web full of live babies :) Any idea the species and if/how long they care for their young?

  • Submitted by: 
    Alidas16
  • Submitted: Jun 18, 2020
  • Photographed: Jun 18, 2020
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Fantastic! I haven’t seen a Cellar Spider with her hatchlings before. She’s in family Pholcidae. There are details that need to be magnified to tell them apart. Pholcus phalangiodes is the most common in the area. That’s the species you can look up to learn more. I don’t know how long they stay with Mom. They ones that are young and mating age that I’ve seen in my house are bigger than yours and pale. The courting ritual is cute and pretty. They raise their legs, about 6 each, and rhythmically rub each other’s legs in a wave-like pattern. It’s… Read more »