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Opilio parietinus - subadult (close-up) Same critter zoomed out here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68047/opilio_parietinus_-_subadult.html" title="Opilio parietinus - subadult"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/68047_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=p7njPZgzz9%2F1VmBJN0lKBd0Wt88%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Opilio parietinus - subadult Same critter zoomed in here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68048/opilio_parietinus_-_rotterdam20130718_0327crop.html<br /> This image was taken in Rotterdam 2013-07-18 before the population (one of the last two known in NL) was eradicated by stupid human interference. Geotagged,Netherlands,Opilio,Opilio parietinus,Opiliones,Phalangiidae" /></a></figure><br /> This image was taken in Rotterdam 2013-07-18 before the population (one of the last two known in NL) was eradicated by stupid human interference. Geotagged,Netherlands,Opilio,Opilio parietinus,Opiliones,Phalangiidae Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Opilio parietinus - subadult (close-up)

Same critter zoomed out here:

Opilio parietinus - subadult Same critter zoomed in here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68048/opilio_parietinus_-_rotterdam20130718_0327crop.html<br /> This image was taken in Rotterdam 2013-07-18 before the population (one of the last two known in NL) was eradicated by stupid human interference. Geotagged,Netherlands,Opilio,Opilio parietinus,Opiliones,Phalangiidae

This image was taken in Rotterdam 2013-07-18 before the population (one of the last two known in NL) was eradicated by stupid human interference.

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    Oh, sorry to hear of their disappearance! I like those two little eyes. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      Thanks Pato - yes they can look up at you in a quite adorable way :o)
      Some more words on the Dutch populations with this image:
      Opilio parietinus - recently moulted subadult female (close-up) We had thought this species to have gone completely extinct in the Netherlands but a few years back Jinze Noordijk found a relict population in a tunnel in Limburg and a few month later I found a population on a brick wall under a fly-over of a busy highway smack in the middle of Rotterdam. The population in Rotterdam has now vanished, probably due to graffiti "artists" spraying the wall with paint and some other party cleaning it off later with chemicals and high pressure water. <br /> This image was taken in Rotterdam 2013-07-18 before the population was eradicated.<br /> Same critter zoomed out here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/68046/opilio_parietinus_-_rotterdam20130718_0274.html Geotagged,Netherlands,Opilio,Opilio parietinus,Opiliones,Phalangiidae
       Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Such a precious face! You have captured it wonderfully! Posted 6 years ago

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The Opilio parietinus

''Opilio parietinus'' is a species of harvestman. It is found in Europe and North America.

It is similar to ''O. canestrinii'', but has dark spots on its coxae, and is generally more of a grayish green color. Like ''O. canestrini'' it was often found on house walls in central Europe, but has by now almost everywhere been replaced by this invasive species.

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Uploaded Oct 21, 2018. Captured in Giessenweg 9, 3042 RV Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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