Tailed Cellar Spider
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Tailed Cellar Spider
crossopriza lyoni
The Tailed Cellar Spider has long, skinny legs and a body that looks like it has a little tail! These spiders love to hang out in dark, cozy places like basements and caves.
Habitat: They live in dark, damp places like basements, caves, and under rocks.
Appearance
The Tailed Cellar Spider has a pale brownish to grayish, slender body with long, delicate legs. Its most distinctive feature is a segmented, tail-like abdomen that tapers to a point, visually differentiating it from other cellar spiders.
KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassArachnidaOrderAraneaeFamilyPholcidaeGenusCrossopriza
Category
InvertebrateRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Snaps
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Interesting facts
Female Tailed Cellar Spiders carry their eggs in their jaws until they hatch!
If a Tailed Cellar Spider loses a leg, it can grow a new one back!
Some Tailed Cellar Spiders live in groups, sharing a web like a community!
They don't build neat spiral webs; instead, they spin a tangled, messy "cobweb"!
Special abilities
Ability
Tail Twirl
Tailed Cellar Spider has a flexible, segmented "tail" that helps them balance and quickly reorient themselves during movement or web repair.
Ability
Web Whisperer
Tailed Cellar Spider can sense tiny vibrations in their messy, irregular webs because of sensitive leg hairs that help them locate trapped prey.
Ability
Instant Invisible
Tailed Cellar Spider can play dead by freezing and dropping from its web, because this trick helps them escape from approaching predators.
Ability
Spider Sniper
Tailed Cellar Spider can hunt other spiders, even dangerous ones, because they are quick and wrap prey in silk from a safe distance.
Measurements & details
- Body Length Mm
- 3 mm
- Leg Span Mm
- 50 mm
- Lifespan Years
- 3 years
Diet & Feeding
These stealthy hunters mostly eat insects and other spiders caught in their messy webs.
Primary Foods
- flies
- mosquitoes
- moths
- other spiders
- small invertebrates
Foraging Method
- Ambush
Ecological connections
hunts
common house fly
Musca domestica
Frequently captures house flies in its web.
hunts
southern black widow
Latrodectus mactans
Known to hunt and kill dangerous black widow spiders.
eaten by
common wall lizard
Podarcis muralis
Lizards may prey on cellar spiders encountered in homes.
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
Long-legged Spider
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Safety
Danger
1/5 · Very low
No special safety notes yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Tailed Cellar Spider?
3 mm
How big is Tailed Cellar Spider?
50 mm
How long does Tailed Cellar Spider live?
3 years
What does Tailed Cellar Spider eat?
These stealthy hunters mostly eat insects and other spiders caught in their messy webs.
Where is Tailed Cellar Spider usually found?
They live in dark, damp places like basements, caves, and under rocks.
How does Tailed Cellar Spider hunt?
Ambush
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