''Physocyclus globosus'', sometimes known as the short-bodied cellar spider is a species of

spider Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...

belonging to the family

Pholcidae The Pholcidae are a family of araneomorph spiders. The family contains over 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, vibrating spid ...

. This is a cosmopolitan species, found in caves and buildings throughout the warmer parts of the world. This is a small brown spider (body length around 6 mm), with a short, broad

abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the torso. ...

. A black line runs along the back of the

carapace A carapace is a Dorsum (biology), dorsal (upper) section of the exoskeleton or shell in a number of animal groups, including arthropods, such as crustaceans and arachnids, as well as vertebrates, such as turtles and tortoises. In turtles and tor ...

, continuing along most of the abdomen. The eight eyes are grouped close together on a raised hump on the face.

References

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The world spider catalog
version 8.5. ''American Museum of Natural History''. Pholcidae Cave spiders Cosmopolitan spiders Spiders described in 1874 {{Pholcidae-stub