This spider has taken residence in a corner of one of the rooms, I’m not bothered by them but the web is getting a bit too big… can I just remove part of it to keep the size in check without causing harm to the spider?

  • becOPEnglish
    10·
    1 year ago

    That doesn’t look like my friend at all lol

    This one here looks very much similar to my friend (thin and long body): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholcidae

    No idea why there’s multiple animals called all the same way though

    • cupcake_of_DOOM@kbin.social
      5·
      1 year ago

      Cellar spiders/ daddy long legs have become catch-all terms for any spider or pseudo spider with tiny body and long legs. Anyway, webs get disturbed all the time in nature. The spider just rebuilds. As long as you don’s bump in to them, they will just repair the web. If the web needs repair too often, then the spider will move elsewhere.

      • becOPEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I see, kinda lazy nomenclature, but I guess with all the different kinds of spiders, at some point you run out of names ahah thanks for the info! I hope they stay because they’ve been eating good, and I appreciate the reduced amount of insects