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Pholcus phalangioides
Very long legged spider with a long, yellow-tan abdomen. There is a faint pattern on the abdomen. The cephalothorax is light with a dark spot in the center.
It was in my black hat on the floor of my tent. I was luckily I saw it before I put it on my head! It dropped down to the ground and walked away.
Aka daddy-long-legs. This is a very common spider throughout the US.
Spotted on Jun 8, 2013
Submitted on Jun 11, 2013
3 Comments
Hahaha, really?! Those suckers seem to be everywhere for me! (harvestmen)
Thank you ulvalactuca77. I recall using the common name of daddy long legs for any spider with really long legs as a child. Now that I've been on PN, I use the more common "common" name. I have yet to spot a harvestmen!
I usually relate the common name Daddy Long legs with the harvestmen. Though I knew that there is also a daddy long leg spider and a daddy long leg crane fly, I have never known anyone to use that common name. Lovely pics.