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I woke up with bites and I found this one, it wasn't in my room but it was outside of my room on the ceiling. There is a gap under the door so its possible he could've gotten in that way.
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- Submitted: Feb 15, 2018
- Photographed: Feb 15, 2018
- Spider: Pholcus phalangioides (Long-bodied Cellar Spider)
- Sex:
Male, - Maturity:Adult
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Oct 21, 2023
Oct 11, 2023
Milwaukee, 
Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Long-bodied Cellar Spider, Pholcus palangioides. They’re nothing to worry about.
Can they bite people? I woke up with giant welts on my thighs and calfs
Very unlikely the welts are from this guy (everyone’s immune system is different though), these will prey on less desirable things. The Myth Busters did an episode about this species once: https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/daddy-longlegs-minimyth