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Daddy long-legs spider / Te pūngāwerewere ‘pāpā waewaeroa’Pholcus phalangiodes Image: PhilBendle Collection, CitSciHub.nz
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Araneae
- Whānau
- Family
- Pholcidae
Te Rahi
- 10 cm te roa o te tinana.
Size range
- Body length about 10 mm
Te Tītaringa
- I tae pokerehū mai ki Aotearoa.
- Me uaua ka kitea ki te tonga o Ōtautahi.
Distribution
- Accidentally introduced to New Zealand
- North and South Islands though less common south of Christchurch
Te Huringa Ora
- Inā kē te roa o ana waewae.
- Ka hanga māwhaiwhai rārangi ki rō whare, ko te nuinga kei ngā kokonga o te tuanui.
- Ka mau ngā pepeke rere ka tūpono ki tana māwhaiwhai.
- Ka āta pōkaihia te pepeke ki tana miro, kia kore ai e rere.
- Kāore ōna pānga kino ki te tangata.
Life history
- Very long legs
- Builds line web indoors, often in the corners, near ceilings
- Snares flying insects
- Immobilises prey by wrapping them in webbing
- Harmless to humans