![]() ![]() There is also a popular myth that these spiders have venom stronger than those of black widows, which in fact is absolutely false, they are completely harmless and have jaws too small and weak to ever penetrate a human skin also there's no evidence that they contain venom. Here in our place, we call them "gunting-guntingan" which translates to "scissors-scissors", I have no idea how they got the name but I presume it might be due to how they fight other spiders using their long legs as an advantage. Pholcus phalangioides (Long Bodied Cellar Spider) is a species of spiders in the family daddy long-legs spiders. Because of their long legs, cellar spiders are often mistaken for daddy longlegs. Spiders in this family typically have extremely long and skinny legs with small bodies. 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. Cellar Spiders belong to the scientific family Pholcidae. They have a lot of common names but they are especially known as "daddy long-legs" in western countries. The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. People usually don't mind them and are sometimes appreciated because they eat mosquitos, flies, and small insects, but they can also be a nuisance because they built messy webs that are unpleasant to look at. The Daddy-Long Legs is NOT the same type of spider as the Cellar Spider. ![]() They have been introduced all over the world, mostly in tropical regions. Daddy longlegs have fatter bodies than cellar spiders, and they have a brown stripe on their belly. ![]() This photographed specimen was spotted on the bathroom wall, they are extremely common and as of typing this there are probably a few dozen in my room. They ain't really the prettiest spiders as they only consist of browns, black and white. The specimen is most likely male due to its noticeable huge pedipalps and small abdomen. Web Structure: Daddy long legs have irregular, cobweb-like webs, while cellar spiders build messy, tangle-like webs. This specimen I photographed isn't really that impressive compared to others I have seen but I decided to photograph it because it just happened to be there, they will usually grow bigger than this. The abdomen of this species is angular compared to other Pholcidae species and has a pointy squarish rear end hence its name "tailed". These spiders are famous for their extremely long, fragile legs and delicate bodies. ![]()
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