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Daddy longlegs Daddy longlegs are not true spiders. Under the big umbrella of Class Arachnida, they belong in the Order Opiliones, not with the true spiders in the Order Araneae, so don't assume that eight legs means "spider". Daddy longlegs,Geotagged,Opiliones,United States,harvestman Click/tap to enlarge

Daddy longlegs

Daddy longlegs are not true spiders. Under the big umbrella of Class Arachnida, they belong in the Order Opiliones, not with the true spiders in the Order Araneae, so don't assume that eight legs means "spider".

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    Pudding4brains
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    I've removed ID and tagging for Phalangium opilio - pretty sure it's not that species but I cannot tell you which it is. Sorry ... Posted 8 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 29, 2014. Captured Aug 29, 2014 08:36 in 101 East Main Street, Canton, GA 30114, USA.
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  • NIKON D50
  • f/5.6
  • 10/300s
  • 112mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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