Jun 092012
While taking our dog to the basement for a bath last night, my wife encountered a stairwell full of her next-to-least favourite1 arthropod — cellar spiders (Pholcus phalangioides).
Cellar Spider - Pholcus phalangioides
By the looks of that egg sac, our laundry room will be well protected for the foreseeable future, much to my wife’s chagrin!
—————
1- Renée’s least favourite arthropod being the house centipede of course.
3 Responses to “Guardians of the Laundry”
Comments (1) Trackbacks (2)
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.
My wife isn't a fan of cellar spiders, making every journey to our basement like a quest into Mordor – http://t.co/G3HpUIrL
Guardians of the Laundry » Biodiversity in Focus Blog http://t.co/sS3lfYwk