Opiliones
Harvestmen
Manu, Peru - December 2008
Harvestmen are distinguished from spiders in having a one-piece body with the cephalothorax and abdomen fused. The abdomen in harvestmen is also noticably segmented. Almost all species have extremely long, spindly legs, which have earned them the other common name of "Daddy-longlegs" in some areas, such as North America.
Dicranopalpus ramosus - Clwyd, Wales - August 2009
Dicranopalpus ramosus is easily identifiable due to it being the only British species with long, forked palps that look like an extra pair of legs. Also, unlike most other British species it has a very flattened resting posture.
Dicranopalpus ramosus - Clwyd, Wales - August 2009
Breeding experiments have shown that the striped and non-striped forms can be easily segregated.
Dicranopalpus ramosus - Clwyd, Wales - August 2009
probably a Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) - Cheshire, England - May 2009
probably a Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) - County Kerry, Republic of Ireland - July 2008
probably a Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) - County Kerry, Republic of Ireland - July 2008
probably a Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) - County Kerry, Republic of Ireland - July 2008
probably a Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) - Anglesey, Wales - May 2009
Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) being attacked by a spider (Xysticus sp.)
Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) being attacked by a spider (Xysticus sp.)
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