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The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. 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 skull spider.
- Pholcus phalangioides
Pholcus phalangioides, commonly known as the cosmopolitan...
- Holocnemus pluchei
Holocnemus pluchei, commonly known as the marbled cellar...
- List of Pholcidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the...
- Pholcoidea
The Pholcoidea or pholcoids are a superfamily of araneomorph...
- Pholcus phalangioides
Mar 24, 2019 · By. Debbie Hadley. Updated on March 24, 2019. People often refer to cellar spiders (Family Pholcidae) as daddy longlegs, because most do have long, slender legs. This can create some confusion, however, because daddy longlegs is also used as a nickname for harvestman, and sometimes even for craneflies.
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. It includes the cellar spider P. phalangioides, often called the "daddy longlegs".
- Arachnida
- Pholcus, Walckenaer, 1805
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