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30-06-2009, 10:28 AM
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| | | Pholcus phalangioides
This is a rare find for me, a Pholcus phalangioides living on the outside of my backdoor, i always thought these were a southern spider, and were found indoors, perhaps its global warming ...  |
30-06-2009, 11:36 AM
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| | | Re: Pholcus phalangioides
They move with us (they're a synanthropic species) - we provide them fantastic homes!
I wonder the impact they have on other localised synanthropic species? (these guys are quite araneophagic though not exclusively)
Nice photo G
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30-06-2009, 11:40 AM
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| | | Re: Pholcus phalangioides
We've got a house full Gordon. They're throughout Cumbria, I regularly come across them in attics in Cumbria. I don't recall seeing one outside a house though. Our undercroft is festooned with their random webs and last year I found a half grown garden snail wrapped up quite tidily by a large Pholcus. |
30-06-2009, 12:15 PM
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| | | Re: Pholcus phalangioides
This is the 1st time i have seen one indoors or outdoors, and i dident realise they stretched so far north.
I am contemplating getting it to set up home in my kitchen, i know its a female, but i dont think its carrying young, so the likelihood of it overrunning my house is pretty remote.
If i let it go near my window frame, will it set up home there ?, or will it search out a dark area, like the upper corner of the room ? ... |
30-06-2009, 01:29 PM
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| | | Re: Pholcus phalangioides
It'll set up everywhere.
They tend to move around a lot, upper reaches of the ceiling, corners or wall joins are seemingly prefered (they hang upside down)
Leave them free and you'll have cobs all along ceiling/wall join and in the corners. They seem to prefer my bathroom, though they're all over the house.
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01-07-2009, 09:36 AM
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| | | Re: Pholcus phalangioides
If left undisturbed, this species becomes quite prolific. I've also found them at quite low levels such as under kitchen units in the area of the kickboard. http://www.britishspiders.org.uk/ind...NSYS0000008639
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01-07-2009, 04:03 PM
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| | | Re: Pholcus phalangioides
Yes when my grandparents house was vacant for a couple years recenlty they literately took over the place! I always swore they brought them over on a 'banana boat' from the continent back in the 70's but I guess this species had settled by then?
However my grandparents were the first into their house in 68 so they got there somehow! | | |
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