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Canestrini's Harvestman - head, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our backyard on our beach umbrella, after which it fled to a garden chair. This is likely a sub-adult male.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99288/canestrinis_harvestman_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Canestrini&#039;s Harvestman, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/99288_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=6JnPtxvSuFtLMGF43t1Y%2F8S4QnM%3D" width="148" height="152" alt="Canestrini&#039;s Harvestman, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our backyard on our beach umbrella, after which it fled to a garden chair. This is likely a sub-adult male.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99287/canestrinis_harvestman_-_head_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99286/canestrinis_harvestman_-_frontal_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Opilio canestrinii,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99286/canestrinis_harvestman_-_frontal_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Canestrini&#039;s Harvestman - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/99286_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=2j%2BVFeM75XA5RqVrhOhdsOKLu5I%3D" width="200" height="142" alt="Canestrini&#039;s Harvestman - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our backyard on our beach umbrella, after which it fled to a garden chair. This is likely a sub-adult male.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99288/canestrinis_harvestman_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99287/canestrinis_harvestman_-_head_heesch_netherlands.html Canestrini&#039;s Harvestman,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Opilio canestrinii,World" /></a></figure> Canestrini's Harvestman,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Opilio canestrinii,World Click/tap to enlarge

Canestrini's Harvestman - head, Heesch, Netherlands

Found in our backyard on our beach umbrella, after which it fled to a garden chair. This is likely a sub-adult male.

Canestrini's Harvestman, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our backyard on our beach umbrella, after which it fled to a garden chair. This is likely a sub-adult male.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99287/canestrinis_harvestman_-_head_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99286/canestrinis_harvestman_-_frontal_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Opilio canestrinii,World

Canestrini's Harvestman - frontal, Heesch, Netherlands Found in our backyard on our beach umbrella, after which it fled to a garden chair. This is likely a sub-adult male.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99288/canestrinis_harvestman_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/99287/canestrinis_harvestman_-_head_heesch_netherlands.html Canestrini's Harvestman,Europe,Heesch,Netherlands,Opilio canestrinii,World

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  1. View Pudding4brains's profile
    Pudding4brains
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    Hi Ferdy, usually the body _shape_ and colours are quite indicative of the sex, but this one is very "deflated" and probably still somewhat teneral from a recent moult, so these charachters don't help much here.
    The "banded" legs are more indicative of juveniles and sub-adults, with the adults having almost entirely black legs.
    Going by the relative long pedipalps and strong chelicerae this should however be a male - probably still sub-adult.     Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Excellent correction, thanks so much Arp. Still happy I at least got the species right :) Posted 5 years ago

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The Canestrini's Harvestman

''Opilio canestrinii'' is a species of harvestman. ''O. canestrinii'' probably originates from Italy, but has invaded central Europe since the late 1970 and has since almost everywhere replaced the similar ''O. parietinus''. It is most often found on house walls.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 1, 2020. Captured Jun 20, 2020 19:14.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/13.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm