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  1. #Arachnid #Opiliones #Harvestmen

    2 harvestmen sitting on this plant, the other I cannot picture from this angle but I can see their legs.

    probably sitting and waiting to ambush unsuspecting insects looking to get some of that flower.

  2. Oh #Arboreal #HarvestMen, arachnids up on high!

    > This entoLEARN webinar will explore UK species of vegetation-dwelling harvestmen. These species use their long legs and sensory adaptations to navigate bark, leaves, and canopy vegetation.

    #entomology #WildlifeGardening

    eventbrite.co.uk/e/arboreal-ha

  3. CW: Not for #arachnophobics...

    @autisticphotographer
    within Arachnida, it belongs to Opiliones, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, harvest spiders, or daddy longlegs, all names which are unfortunately shared with animals that aren't closely related to Opiliones. Sorry if that's too broad; hopefully someone else can be more helpful.

    maybe @russell could help.

    #arachnid
    #opiliones
    #harvestmen

  4. Discovery of 48-million-year-old #DaddyLonglegs with their iridescent, metallic appearance intact
    phys.org/news/2024-06-discover

    Iridescent #harvestmen from the #Eocene of #Messel, Germany phys.org/news/2024-06-discover

    "The metallic appearance is probably due to so-called #StructuralColors, where the surface of the animal's cuticle reflects light in such a way that they have a shiny appearance, even 48 million years later. This has never been seen in #fossil harvestmen before."

  5. Reviewing some photos of Harvestmen I took today and realise I really want to find this spiky little gem.

    #MeabunusDiadema #Harvestmen #Opiliones #WishList

    Image from Wikimedia Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil by Astrobunus. iNaturalist observation inaturalist.org/observations/1

  6. CW: Arachnid photo (harvestman)

    Found a harvestman crawling along some planks at work. Probably the eastern harvestman. (L. vittatum)

    For those who don't know, harvestmen may be arachnids, but they're not spiders! They're pretty easily identified by the broad connection between the front and rear body segments, making the body look like just one large segment. They sometimes get mixed up with cellar spiders, which also get called "daddy long legs."

    #Arachnid #Arachnids #Harvestman #Harvestmen

  7. #Arachtober 3: got a view of this opilionid's underside that let me see the chelate (clawed) ends of its chelicerae! Also note the way the prehensile end of its legs wraps around the plant stem (near some aphids, bonus).

    #arachnids #harvestmen #Opiliones #Phalangiidae?

  8. Intromittent sexual organs—a.k.a. penises or aedeagi—are rare in arachnids, but opilionids have them. Here's a mating pair (_Phalangium opilio_?) I found the other night. NSFW for amorous arachnids.

    I like how in the first picture you can see how the prehensile end of one of the male's legs is carefully curled around the female's abdomen, holding on with a tiny claw.

    #arachnids #harvestmen #Arachnida #Opiliones #Phalangiidae #nsfw

  9. They certainly make Opiliones a bit different in NZ! This incredible arachnid is one of the ~160 native NZ species of 'short-legged' harvestmen (Laniatores), in the family Triaenonychidae, possibly Algidia sp.

    Thanks to Bryce McQuillan for ID help.

    #Harvestmen #Arachnid #SoilEcology #SoilFauna #MacroFauna #Macrophotography

  10. I think this is an Opilio Canestrinii, which is supposed to be from Europe. So, either they're invasive in New York (and a lot of the US east coast b/c I remember them from when I was a kid), or I've messed up the ID.

    #opilioCanestrinii #harvestmen #arachnids #macro #ultramacro #canonphotography #luminarneo #nature #wildlife #northwoods #centralpark #nycparks