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In some cases the spider vibrates the web of other spiders, mimicking the struggle of trapped prey to lure the host closer. Pholcids prey on Tegenaria funnel weaver spiders, and are known to attack and eat redback spiders, huntsman spiders and house spiders. [10] [11] A cellar spider which has captured a house spider, in a domestic setting.
Pholcus phalangioides, commonly known as the cosmopolitan cellar spider, long-bodied cellar spider, or one of various types called a daddy long-legs spider, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. This is the only spider species described by the Swiss entomologist Johann Kaspar Füssli , who first recorded it in 1775. [ 1 ]
Holocnemus pluchei, commonly known as the marbled cellar spider, is a species of Pholcidae, a family commonly referred to as "cellar spiders" or "daddy long-legs". This species is distributed across the North Pacific region of the United States, as well as in parts of North Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean. [ 1 ]
Pholcus is a genus of spiders of long-bodied cellar spider and allies in the family Pholcidae, with 375 described species as of January 2023. [ 1 ] It includes the cellar spider P. phalangioides , often called the "daddy longlegs". [ 2 ]
Crossopriza lyoni is a widespread species of cellar spiders that prefer to live in or around human structures. They are commonly known as tailed cellar spiders, tailed daddy longlegs spiders, and sometimes box spiders. They all possess extremely long fragile legs that can reach up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long and a body length of that ranges from 2.5 ...
As of February 2022, the World Spider Catalog accepts four species, found only in Africa and Europe: [1]. H. caudatus (Dufour, 1820) – Spain, Andorra; H. hispanicus Wiehle, 1933 – Portugal, Spain
Pholcus manueli, known generally as the cellar spider or daddy longlegs, is a species of cellar spider in the family Pholcidae. It is found in Russia, Turkmenistan, China, Korea, Japan, and the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4]
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Pholcidae. As of April 2019 [update] , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1820 species in 94 genera: [ 1 ] A