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title: "Short-bodied Cellar Spider"
description: "Physocyclus globosus — Insetos e aranhas. Physocyclus globosus, sometimes known as the short-bodied cellar spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Pholcidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/short-bodied-cellar-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Short-bodied Cellar Spider

> Physocyclus globosus — Insetos e aranhas. Physocyclus globosus, sometimes known as the short-bodied cellar spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Pholcidae.

- Scientific name: *Physocyclus globosus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 4127
- Wikidata: [Q4156023](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4156023)
- iNaturalist taxon: [298638](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/298638)

## Names

- en: Short-bodied Cellar Spider
- es: Araña patona de casa

## Countries with the most observations

BR (406), MX (232), US (154), TW (69), TH (58), ID (57), IN (28), PR (27), PH (13), PE (12), VN (12), MY (10)

## Summary

Physocyclus globosus, sometimes known as the short-bodied cellar spider is a species of spider belonging to the family Pholcidae. 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. A black line runs along the back of the carapace, continuing along most of the abdomen. The eight eyes are grouped close together on a raised hump on the face.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physocyclus_globosus

## Photo

![Short-bodied Cellar Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/short-bodied-cellar-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alexis Luna Padilla · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323701380

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/short-bodied-cellar-spider?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).