Kind Of Out Of Character For Me To Give Unsolicited Bug Facts But I Wanted To Share What I Found Out Earlier This Week! - Blog Posts

i love Opiliones!!! you may know that they're not spiders (Aranea) , but you may not know why they're not spiders-- these pictures provide an excellent couple examples!

unlike Aranea, Opiliones have less than eight eyes (up to six). the connection between the cephalothorax (head) and the abdomen (bulbous back part) is much less defined, lending them a more circular body shape than spiders. they do not have silk or venom glands-- their mouthparts are more suited to chewing than piercing. overall very cute and fun arachnids!

now go appreciate your local harvestmen and marvel at the world !

We really are sleeping on harvestmen. They're so cool, and most people don't know about any besides the common daddy long legs!

Amazonian harvestman (Protimesius sp.)

Callcosma sp. from Ecuador

Rilaena triangularis

Spiny harvestman (Propachylus singularis)

Bunny harvestman (Metagryne bicolumnata)