 The name is derived from Greek "phryganon" ("dry stick") and "poros" ("hole"), referring to the web that is often built on dry shrubs or low vegetation with a hole as an entrance.Though they are typically solitary, "P. candidus" is also known for its communal behavior, building "nests" made of branches and leaves knitted together with silk, creating tunnels for the spiders to live.Most of these webs are built late in the summer by individual females working separately in the construction and cleaning of their individual webs.