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The study was conducted in four sampling sites within Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape (RSPL), Bohol, Philippines to determine the microhabitats of pholcid spiders. Using a combination of cruising and visual searching methods, pholcid spiders were searched at 7:00 hours-18:00 hours. Vegetation especially broad-leaf plants and other possible microhabitats were examined. Six plant species were identified as microhabitats of the leaf-dwelling pholcid spiders. The leaf dwelling pholcid spiders under the genera Belisana, Calapnita, Pholcus and Panjange were found to utilize palm (Molineria capitulata), Schismatoglottis sp. (Araceae), and Colocasia esculenta (Araceae). Results indicate that C. esculenta was found to be highly utilized by pholcid leaf-dwellers compared to other plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]