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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 ]
The family contains more than 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spider, gyrating spider, long daddy, and angel spider. The family, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1850, [1] is divided into 94 genera. [2]
Spiders typically have eight walking legs (insects have six). They do not have antennae; the pair of appendages in front of the legs are the pedipalps (or just palps). Spiders' legs are made up of seven segments. Starting from the body end, these are the coxa, trochanter, femur, patella, tibia, metatarsus and tarsus.
The daddy long legs spiders (Pholcus phalangioides) have very small bodies but long and thin legs. They like constant temperatures which is why they are commonly found in homes, garages and sheds ...
Their leg formula is I, II, IV, III - the front pair of legs being the longest and the third pair being the shortest. [10] The cephalothorax is wider than it is long, greyish-white to pale amber in color. The carapace is subcircular. In the middle of the upper surface is a deep depression (called the thoracic fovea) and a darker longitudinal ...
Daddy longlegs. What they look like: You’re probably pretty familiar with this one, but just in case: It has one round body part and very thin, long legs coming off of it. Where you’ll find ...
A synanthropic spider, it builds irregular cobwebs in sheltered areas to capture small insects and other spiders for food. [3] The legs lack spines and have a few vertical hairs. The female has a simple epigynum without pockets. [5] Pale daddy-long-leg with eggs Male
Members of this family of spiders do not spin webs, and are ambush predators. The two front legs are usually longer and more robust than the rest of the legs. The back two legs are smaller, and are usually covered in a series of strong spines. [4] They have dull colorations such as brown, grey, or very bright green, pink, white or yellow.