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harvestman

Description:

This is a harvestman, an arachnid belonging to the order Opiliones. "They are known for their exceptionally long walking legs, compared to body size, although there are also short-legged species. They also have no venom or silk glands. In some places, harvestmen are known by the name "daddy longlegs" or "granddaddy longlegs", but this name is also used for two other unrelated arthropods: the crane fly (Tipulidae) and the cellar spider (Pholcidae)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones

Habitat:

Spotted on vegetation along a transect in secondary coastal lowland mixed freshwater swamp forest/sago swamp forest.

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Scott Frazier
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Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Jun 14, 2012
Submitted on Sep 20, 2012

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