There were probably hundreds of them on this building, not sure why they like it so much

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I choose to call them by their UK name because "daddy long legs" sounds weirdly sexual

  • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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    11 months ago

    Aren't they also different species? Harvestmen have fatter mid sections and don't seem to hang out in webs. Usually find them in wood piles.

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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      11 months ago

      Both "harvestman" and "daddy longlegs" are common names that are used for all kinds of different unrelated animals

      The arachnids in my photo belong to the order Opiliones

  • WittyProfileName2 [she/her]
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    11 months ago

    Harvestmen are much more tolerant of each other than most arachnids. There's debate over whether they're colony forming or just gregarious.

    Any of them formed a beard?

    • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
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      11 months ago

      I think there's even a few different species here. Some have rounder bodies with different markings, but I might be wrong

      • WittyProfileName2 [she/her]
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        11 months ago

        Female harvestmen have rounder bodies than males typically, so body shape might not be an indication of different species.

        I think that longer one on the left might be Opilio canestrinii but I'm no entomologist.