Marbled Cellar Spider
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Marbled Cellar Spider
holocnemus pluchei
The Marbled Cellar Spider is a fascinating little creature that loves to hide in dark corners. Its unique marbled pattern helps it blend into its surroundings!
Habitat: They live in dark, damp areas like basements, caves, and under rocks.
Appearance
The Marbled Cellar Spider has a pale yellowish-brown body with distinct dark, marbled patterns on its abdomen. Its long, fragile legs are notably slender, often featuring darker rings at the joints, making it distinct from other cellar spiders.
KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassArachnidaOrderAraneaeFamilyPholcidaeGenusHolocnemus
Category
InvertebrateRarity
Common
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
Snaps
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Interesting facts
Despite their delicate looks, these spiders can capture and eat prey much larger than themselves!
Female Marbled Cellar Spiders carry their egg sac in their jaws until the spiderlings hatch!
They are sometimes called 'daddy long-legs' but are not true daddy long-legs!
They pluck other spiders' webs to lure out prey, a clever hunting trick!
Special abilities
Ability
Messy Web Weaver
Marbled Cellar Spider can spin loose, tangled webs that help them efficiently trap various flying and crawling insects.
Ability
Vibration Vanisher
Marbled Cellar Spider has incredibly long legs that allow it to vibrate its body rapidly, blurring itself to confuse predators.
Ability
Spider Hunter
Marbled Cellar Spider can use its agility and venom to hunt and overpower other spiders, even larger ones, in their own webs.
Measurements & details
- Weight G
- 0.05 g
- Lifespan Years
- 1 years
Diet & Feeding
These expert hunters trap insects and other small arthropods in their messy webs.
Primary Foods
- flies
- mosquitoes
- moths
- other spiders
- silverfish
Foraging Method
- Ambush
Ecological connections
hunts
Common House Spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
They are known predators of other house-dwelling spiders.
hunts
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
Marbled Cellar Spiders are known to kill and eat black widows.
hunts
House Fly
Musca domestica
They efficiently catch and consume common household flies.
eaten by
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
Small lizards may occasionally prey on cellar spiders.
Traits
Solitary
Solitary animals live alone for most of their lives, only interacting with others for mating or parental care.
Camouflaged
Camouflaged describes organisms that possess coloring or patterns that allow them to blend into their environment.
Forest
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Carnivorous
This trait identifies organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of animal tissue.
Nocturnal
Nocturnal animals are primarily active during the nighttime hours, typically resting or sleeping during the day.
Also known as
Marbled Spider
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Safety
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
Always look but do not touch spiders!
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Marbled Cellar Spider weigh?
0.05 g
How long does Marbled Cellar Spider live?
1 years
What does Marbled Cellar Spider eat?
These expert hunters trap insects and other small arthropods in their messy webs.
Where is Marbled Cellar Spider usually found?
They live in dark, damp areas like basements, caves, and under rocks.
How does Marbled Cellar Spider hunt?
Ambush
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