Harvestman
The Harvestman has a tiny oval-shaped body only 1/4 of an inch long surrounded by 8 legs, each between 1 to 2 inches long! Even though it may look like a spider, the harvestman is not exactly the same.
Harvestman
Related Category: Zoology: Invertebrates
arachnid, often called daddy longlegs because of its eight long, slender legs. The harvestman has a rounded or oval body possessing glands that give off an acrid scent.
Harvestman (Daddy Long-legs) Behaviour
No observations regarding Harvestman (Daddy Long-legs) behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Harvestmen (Daddy Long-legs) ...
Bone Cave Harvestman (Texella reyesi)
Texas Status Endangered U.S. Status Endangered, Listed 9/16/1988 Description The Bone Cave Harvestman is a long-legged, blind, pale orange harvestman less than 1/8 inch in length (about 1.4 to 2.
Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum)
This small arachnid has no separation between the head and the abdomen, giving the small, smooth body the appearance of an oval pin-head... More 4 Images 0 videos ...
Texas spiders, however-some of which have very colorful names- are protected only under the ESA. Some threatened and endangered spider species are the Tooth Cave spider, the Bone Cave harvestman, the Robber Baron Cave meshweaver, ...
The cave living Picunchenops spelaeus Maury, 1988 is apparently endangered through human action. So far no harvestman has been included in any kind of a Red List in Argentina and therefore they receive no protection.
 See also: Spider, Arachnid, Crane, Fly, Daddy Longlegs
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