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I dont know anything about spiders but this one was in the ceiling corner of my bathroom. I cant quite tell but I think the legs are an orange color. The body is so small compared to its legspan so Im unable to make out the color. Possibly tan or similar color to legs. With its long longs it is probably 1.5 to almost 2 inches. Hasnt moved much. I cannot tell if its in a web or just sitting in the corner. If its in its web, the web is wuite close to the wall.
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- Submitted: May 9, 2019
- Photographed: May 9, 2019
- Spider: Pholcus
- Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
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Sep 28, 2023
Sep 28, 2023
Spring Valley, 
Obligatory “not an expert” but after a quick search I would say it’s likely a Pholcus phalangioides, or a long bodied cellar spider. Certainly from the same genus.
Yes, you have the genus right. The image isn’t clear enough to confirm species.
Thanks all! We have higher ceilings and I had to zoom in to get the picture, which means a lot of the details are fuzzy. Unfortunately it was far enough away that I couldn’t make it out. When I went back in, it was gone. Guess I have a new roommate. As long as he stays out of my bed, he is welcome to eat any of the stray mosquitoes or whatever makes it into the house.
They’re great for eating fruit flies too. I have a lot of them in my house they drink water droplets from the kitchen sink in the summer. We think they’re cute in their own harmless way.
I think this one is cellar spider.
We call those Grandaddy long legs in Kansas.