Harvestman, Daddy Longlegs (Order Opiliones)Order Opiliones

(Phylum Arthropoda>Class Arachnida>Order Opiliones)

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Daddy Longlegs (Leiobunum sp.) — Daddy Longlegs (Leiobunum sp.)Orange Co., NC19 Oct 2006Common in NC, these Daddy Longlegs are not spiders but are related to spiders. They do not contain poison glands and thus cannot deliver a poisonous bite.

Daddy Longlegs (Leiobunum sp.) — Daddy Longlegs (Leiobunum sp.)Orange Co., NC19 Oct 2006

Daddy Longlegs (Leiobunum sp.) — Daddy Longlegs (Leiobunum sp.)Orange Co., NC19 Oct 2006Harvestmen, like this Daddy Longlegs, are predatory on other insects. This one's munching on a small cricket.

Created on ... June 25, 2006 | Updated on ... June 25, 2006 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com