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Pholcus phalangioides in the room I've been watching this spider for a few weeks now. It's been sat in the corner of a room in my house, minding her own business so I've just left her there. A couple of days away with work and I come back to this. After some clever balancing on a chair I did manage to get a shot of her and her brood (I'm guessing that's correct?) Pholcus phalangioides Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Pholcus phalangioides in the room

I've been watching this spider for a few weeks now. It's been sat in the corner of a room in my house, minding her own business so I've just left her there. A couple of days away with work and I come back to this. After some clever balancing on a chair I did manage to get a shot of her and her brood (I'm guessing that's correct?)

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Haha, that's just a hilarious scene. The legs of the mother, they are truly looooooooong. Posted 9 years ago
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      Stuart
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      I did notice 2 weeks ago, there was a smaller, darker spider about a foot away from her. I'm guessing that was the male (perhaps) He's now gone. Not sure if eaten or carried on with his life elsewhere. I had to evict them unfortunately. I scooped them up into a rag and put them just outside - but somewhere that if too cold, they can come in and live in the gas cupboard as I know some spiders you find in the house, aren't outdoor spiders and can die. While I don't want them to die, I'm not overly keen on having that many spiders running around the room ;) Posted 9 years ago
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        Understandable, can't have them taking over the room. Posted 9 years ago

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The Long-bodied Cellar Spider

"Pholcus phalangioides", commonly known as daddy long-legs spider or long-bodied cellar spider, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. It is also known as the skull spider, since its cephalothorax is said to resemble a human skull.

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Uploaded Sep 2, 2016. Captured Sep 2, 2016 18:50.
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  • Canon EOS 600D
  • f/22.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm