The cellar spider is also known as the daddy long legs. It shares this common name with at least two other animals: the harvestmen and the crane fly. Learn more cellar spider facts with today's episode. We've discussed other daddy long legs facts on Animal Fact Files, as well!

Harvestmen (Order: Opiliones):    • Opiliones facts: they're also known a...  
Crane Fly (Family: Tipulidae):    • Crane Fly facts: they can't harm you!...  

Scientific Name: Family Pholcidae
Range: worldwide (except Antartica)
Habitat: caves, crevices, humanmade shelters like garages, attics, and cellars
Size: average 0.25 inches (6mm) in body length; legs may be up to twenty times as long as body
Diet: other spiders like black widows and wolf spiders as well as insects like ants and crane flies
Threats: birds and other spiders (including each other!)
Lifespan: 3 years

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Cellar Spider DADDY LONG LEGS 0:00
Cellar Spider DANGEROUS 0:21
Cellar Spider DIET 2:01
Cellar Spider HABITAT 2:19
Cellar Spider SIZE 2:40
Cellar Spider VIBRATING SPIDER 3:00
Cellar Spider LIFE CYCLE 3:11
Thanks / Outro 3:33


Image and Video Credits:
osseous https://flickr.com/photos/osseous/311...
alvaroreguly https://flickr.com/photos/alvaroregul...
Paul VanDerWerf https://flickr.com/photos/pavdw/23747...
Karen Ihrig https://vimeo.com/24245479 ; https://vimeo.com/40965774
Ala's Najjar    • Pholcus phalangioides  Palestine  
Deadlyhappen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Auseineranderenzeit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
antdude    • A slow motion of a walking daddy long...   ;    • A slow motion of a walking daddy long...  
Chris Muncy    • Daddy Long Legs nest at Mother Neff S...  
Dave Hood    • Spiders hatching  
Goosh Poo    • Spider Twerking!  
Birds Butterflies Nature BNHS    • Longlegged Harvestmen insects (Opili...   ;    • Cute Daddy Longleg Spiders (Crossopri...  
HerbertBoland https://freesound.org/people/HerbertB...
zuditaka    • IshTube: Spiders in My Bathtub  
stanze https://flickr.com/photos/stanzebla/2...

Research Credits:
https://mdc.mo.gov/discovernature/fi...
https://entomology.ucr.edu/news/2022/...
https://www.thoughtco.com/cellarspid...
http://www.tolweb.org/Pholcidae
https://bugguide.net/node/view/9608
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/...
https://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/ce...

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