![]() This species was introduced to North America, and now inhabits a small area of Arizona and California. The largest known pholcid species in the world, Artema atlanta, is only 11 mm (0.43 mm) long. ![]() Historically, cellar spiders are not known to bite humans and, therefore, do not pose a. These spiders, which often live indoors, are recognizable by their long, thin legs and their elongated, greyish-white bodies. Cellar spiders are usually dull in color, and less than 0.5 inches in body length. Adult male short-bodied cellar spiders have a body length of about 1/16” (1.6 mm) with front legs about 3/8” (9.5 mm) long. Cellar spiders are not poisonous, although the correct terminology would be venomous, which they also are not. Although cellar spiders do have venom, they arent a cause for concern. Adult female short-bodied cellar spiders have a body length of about 1/16” (2 mm) with front legs about 5/16” (8.5 mm) long. On the other hand, short-bodied cellar spiders have much shorter bodies as their name implies. As such, the “daddy longlegs” nickname also applies to harvestmen, but, by contrast, these arachnids have oval bodies that are more reddish in color compared to cellar spiders. Long-bodied cellar spiders are also similar in appearance to harvestmen-which are arachnids, but technically not spiders-given their equally noticeable, lengthier legs. This spider is often called a Daddy Long Legs. They have a tapered waist with long spindly legs. Long-bodied cellar spiders have an elongated and tube-shaped abdomen. It is also known as the skull spider, since its cephalothorax is said to resemble a human skull. Common name: daddy long-legs spider, long-bodied cellar spider, skull spider. Adult male long-bodied cellar spiders have a body length of about ¼” (6 mm). 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. They have a cylindrical abdomen that is about three times longer than it is wide.Īdult female long-bodied cellar spiders have a body length of about ¼-5/16” (7-8 mm) with front legs about 1 ¾-1 15/16” (45-50 mm) long. Cellar spiders also have eight eyes that are arranged into two widely-spaced lateral groups of three each and two eyes in between. ![]() However, theirs are very elongated and thin compared to other spiders. ![]() Though they are venomous (like 99 of all North American spiders), they are not poisonous. Like all arachnids, cellar spiders have eight legs. The Long-bodied Cellar Spider has very small chelicera (mouth parts) and is not known to bite people. All cellar spiders have oval-shaped bodies that range in color from pale yellowish to light brown or gray. ![]()
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