Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874) is a animal in the Pholcidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874)

Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874)

Physocyclus globosus, the short-bodied cellar spider, is a small cosmopolitan pholcid spider found in warm regions worldwide.

Family
Genus
Physocyclus
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874)

Physocyclus globosus, sometimes called the short-bodied cellar spider, is a spider species in the family Pholcidae. It is a cosmopolitan species that lives in caves and buildings across the warmer regions of the world. It is a small brown spider, with a body length of roughly 6 millimeters, and has a short, broad abdomen. A black line runs along the back of the carapace, and continues along most of the abdomen. All eight of its eyes are grouped closely together on a raised hump on its face.

Photo: (c) Adit Jeyan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Adit Jeyan · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Pholcidae Physocyclus

More from Pholcidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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