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Vibrating Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Description:

Vibrating Spider female carrying an egg-ball (sry for bad quality)

Habitat:

Pholcids are found in every continent in the world besides Antarctica where it is too cold. However, Pholcids are also quite commonly found in warm, dry places, such as household windows and attics.


1 species ID suggestions

JohanHeyns
JohanHeyns 11 months ago
cellar spider or daddy longlegs (Pholcus phalangioides), skull spider
Pholcus phalangioides

4 Comments

SatyenM
SatyenM 11 months ago

Lovely series!

LarsKorb
LarsKorb 11 months ago

Thanks, Atul and Angel - I really am a bit disappointed about the bad light I had...could have been so much better; but the spotting itself surprised me actually, going "whoo-hooo! what is that??"

arlanda
arlanda 11 months ago

Impressive!

Atul
Atul 11 months ago

superb spotting Lars!

Schönstedt, Freistaat Thüringen, Germany

Lat: 53.47, Long: 10.37

Spotted on Jun 18, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012

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