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Longbodied cellar spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Description:

Pholcus phalangioides, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. ts habit of living on the ceilings of rooms, caves, garages or cellars gives rise to one of its common names (longbodied cellar spider). They are considered beneficial in some parts of the world because they kill and eat other spiders, including species that can be considered a problem to humans such as Latrodectus and Steatoda spiders. It was spotted on the wall or a house, in Tzoumerka mountains, Epirus region, Greece.

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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

Spotted on Aug 28, 2016
Submitted on Oct 14, 2016

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