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Harvestmen
Spotted on Jan 4, 2013
Submitted on Jan 4, 2013
2 Comments
Oh wow thanks! I'm totally new to this, so I really appreciate the insight. Your reference is beautiful and I definitely see what you mean!
Hi, cool find! This is actually a harvestman rather than a spider - it's only got one body segment. Pholcus phalangioides, like other spiders, has two well-separated segments. I tried to find a match on BugGuide, but haven't had much luck. Here's a vaguely similar harvestman for comparison, though:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/574983