Field Guide
Cellar Spiders
PHYSOCYCLUS GLOBOSUS
Cellar Spiders
PHYSOCYCLUS GLOBOSUS
Pholcidae, commonly known as cellar spiders, or short-bodied cellar spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Pholcidae. They are found in caves and buildings throughout the warmer parts of the world. They hang inverted in messy, irregular, tangled webs. These webs are constructed in dark and damp recesses,
IDENTIFICATION: This is a small brown spider, around 6 mm long, with long legs and a short, broad abdomen, which is almost globular, with a broad overhanging bulge at the rear.



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