Pholcus phalangioides
(Long-bodied Cellar Spider)

Picture ID 7295

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These spiders are all over my house mainly in my basement I just want to know if they are poisonous or not

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dcab-dcab
Submitted: Mar 19, 2018
Photographed: Mar 19, 2018
Spider: Pholcus phalangioides (Long-bodied Cellar Spider)
Location: Endicott, New York, United States
Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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March 19, 2018 2:23 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 This is a Long-bodied Cellar Spider, Pholcus phalangioides. Like most spiders they have venom but are not considered to be of medicial significance (everyone’s immune system is different though). They aren’t anything to worry over and are adept at catching less desirable bugs much larger than themselves.