Pholcidae

The Pholcidae is a family of spiders.

Pholcidae
Female Pholcus nagasakiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Superfamily:	Pholcoidea
Family:	Pholcidae

Genera

These are genera accepted by the World spider catalog.

• Aetana
• Anansus
• Anopsicus
• Pholcus
• Holocneminus
• Holocnemus
• Crossopriza

Behavior

Cellar spider vibrating rapidly in response to a threat

The spiders of this family vibrate to become invisible to the threat.

Pholcidae Media

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  Two Crossopriza lyoni egg bundle magnified

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  Spermophora senoculata pedipalps

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  A cellar spider which has captured a house spider, in a domestic setting. The predator spider has noticeably grown in abdomen size during feeding, whilst the prey appears diminished.