Pholcidae

The Pholcidae is a family of spiders.

Pholcidae
Female Pholcus nagasakiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Superfamily:	Pholcoidea
Family:	Pholcidae

Genera

These are genera accepted by the World spider catalog.

• Aetana
• Anansus
• Anopsicus
• Pholcus
• Holocneminus
• Holocnemus
• Crossopriza

Behavior

The spiders of this family vibrate to become invisible to the threat.

References

1. ↑ "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
2. ↑ "Vibrating / Cellar Spiders - North American Insects & spiders". Retrieved 2025-08-12.

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