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Daddy long legs

Opiliones

Description:

Daddy long legs of some kind found hanging out on my dads pool

Habitat:

Seem to live anywhere

Notes:

arachnids known for their long walking legs, compared to body size

1 Species ID Suggestions

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago
Harvestman or Daddy Long Legs
Opiliones Opiliones


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5 Comments

the_tajminator
the_tajminator 11 years ago

that sounds fun

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

I lead nature hikes and they are my best thing to talk about in the fall. Makes the nature talk interesting for all. Google a real Daddy Long Legs Spider and the Harvestman and compare them side by side.

the_tajminator
the_tajminator 11 years ago

that's interesting I had no idea they weren't spiders

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

The Harvestman does belong to Arachnids but is not a spider (Araneae). The difference between harvestmen and spiders is that in harvestmen the two main body sections (the abdomen with ten segments and cephalothorax, or prosoma and opisthosoma) are broadly joined, so that they appear to be one oval structure; they also have no venom or silk glands.

the_tajminator
the_tajminator 11 years ago

well I was trying to find the specific type of daddy long legs but I suppose that works

the_tajminator
Spotted by
the_tajminator

Shepherd, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 29, 2011
Submitted on Jul 2, 2012

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