Long Legged

A traditional "Daddy Long Legs" as I was taught to know them, takes time to explore. Not sure of the species real name so could use help. Photo taken in Windsor, Vermont (USA)

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morpheme

Lion

Well, I can tell you it's a Leiobunum, also known as a harvestman, but this is one of those bugs that has a lot of similar species that often require microscopic examination to identify conclusively.. Interestingly enough these guys are not spiders, though they are in the same family. They are more closely related to scorpions than true spiders though. They are not venomous. Posted 11 years ago

Darryl Lane

Musk Oxen

Thats correct it is indeed a Leiobunum. I have some micro shots of them on my profile. This looks like an interesting change to the ones I observe regularly. This subject seems to have rather large pedipalps. Do you know if the chelicerae (they are the small claw like hands, you can see a shot of them on my profile) are specifically large too? Posted 11 years ago

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By denelson42

Uploaded Aug 29, 2014. Captured Aug 29, 2014 08:54.

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