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- Submitted: Dec 27, 2018
- Photographed: Dec 27, 2018
- Spider: Pholcus
- Location: Pennsylvania, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Lateral
Pholcus
Picture ID 50789
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- Submitted May 17, 2019
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- Submitted May 15, 2019
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- Submitted Sep 1, 2019
- Photographed Sep 1, 2019
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Hi, this looks like a Cellar Spider (Pholcus sp.).
Just joined last night after doing a little research and you seem to be the most knowledgeable around, totally appreciate it itsy bitsy
How many different variations of cellar spider’s are there? I learned last night that there are a lot of different types of orb weavers that come in different shapes and colors and sizes via guess who lol, Thx.
You’re welcome. 🙂 (Just going off Wikipedia for the total count.) There are approximately 1,500 species of Cellar Spider (Pholcidae). The World Spider Catalog currently lists 86 genera with the genus Pholcus currently having 325 species. The common ones in your area are Pholcus phalangioides, and Pholcus manueli. I suspect yours is P. phalangioides but there’s not enough detail in the image for me to be sure I’m seeing it right. The two species are very similar looking but P. phanlangioides has a solid dark splotch on the carapace and P. manueli has a splotch that is divided down the… Read more »
There are at least 321 species in genus Pholcus. I need to get out more. I’m holding a contest for “Biggest Pholcus sp.Spider” in my house. The current champ is Mudroom Spider at 6cm diameter inc. legs.
This is a cellar spider