Pholcus

Picture ID 52225

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Help?!!!! On my ceiling and quite a small spider. When too smash a nail in my wall but i disturbed this other thing and the spider ran out, slow and small. (UNIDENTIFIED SPIDER)

Submitted by:
oofergangbroz
Submitted: Jan 24, 2019
Photographed: Jan 24, 2019
Spider: Pholcus
Location: Canton, Ohio, United States
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Lateral

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OoferGangBroz

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January 24, 2019 9:50 pm

NEVERMIND ITS FAST, I FEEL EXTREMELY THREATEND RIGHT NOW I JUST WANT TO HANG UP A PICTURE AND IT THREATENED ME, DOES ANYBODY HAVE A FLAMETHROWER?!!!! IT ALSO HAS A TINY WEB THAT I CANT SEE

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TangledWeb

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January 25, 2019 12:07 am

It appears to be Parasteatoda tepidariorum or Pholcus phalangiodes.

CalumEwing

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January 25, 2019 9:07 am

The legs look too long to me for Parasteatoda. Like TangledWeb, I’m leaning towards Pholcus pahalangioides, the Long-bodied Cellar Spider. They are not harmful or aggressive.