It is also known as the skull spider, since its cephalothorax is said to resemble a human skull. Pholcidae has been primarily sighted during the month of March. 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. These spiders are commonly found in dark, secluded places such as cellars, basements, and caves, which explains their name. It has long and slender legs which often seem disproportionate to its tiny body. Pholcidae has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin. The Short-Bodied Cellar Spider is scientifically known as Pholcus globosus. Pholcidae (Cellar Spiders) has been sighted in the following countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Italy, Malaysia, Mali, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
Environment: Pholcidae has been sighted 34 times outdoors, and 130 times indoors.phalangioides also gets bigger than the other two species, at least twice as large in some cases. The average length of an adult females legs is roughly 50 mm. On average, their legs are roughly 5 to 6 times as long as the spiders body. As indicated by their common name, 'daddy long-legs', these spiders boast eight very long and thin legs which are covered in thin, grey bristles. opilionoides can be separated from the others by the dark marks on the lateral border of their carapace. The average female ranges from 7 to 8 mm in length. manueli is more distinctly divided than the medial mark on P. Web: 50% of the time, Pholcidae spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 157) The dark medial mark on the carapace of P.The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 157 sightings because of certain Pholcidae sightings reporting incomplete data. There have been 157 confirmed sightings of Pholcidae (Cellar Spiders), with the most recent sighting submitted on Januby Spider ID member michele115. Granddaddy Longlegs, Vibrating Spiders AuthorĬarl Ludwig Koch, 1850 Sightings Overview Cellar Spiders or Daddy Longlegs Other Common Names