Nice presentation of a Huntsman! It’s in class Arachnida, order Opiliones. Spiders are in order Aranae. I don’t know the taxonomy any more specifically for your photo. The legs are interesting in the way the segments vary in width. There are few people who specialize in Opiliones. They differ from spiders in several ways. The most obvious is that they have their internal organs in one compartment instead of the two connected ones that spiders have.
Aww, you should get some sleep. Yes, after I spend several hours on SpiderID, I see spiders in everything. I’ll find myself idly staring at swirls and knots in the wood paneling, trying to ID them as Argiopes. Anything with a round or oval shape is analyzed according to spider body shapes. Spiders seem to be my Tetris.
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Nice presentation of a Huntsman! It’s in class Arachnida, order Opiliones. Spiders are in order Aranae. I don’t know the taxonomy any more specifically for your photo. The legs are interesting in the way the segments vary in width. There are few people who specialize in Opiliones. They differ from spiders in several ways. The most obvious is that they have their internal organs in one compartment instead of the two connected ones that spiders have.
Ahem. Harvestman. (I know it’s just a typo, TangledWeb.)
Thanks! Yes, I was groggy and things starting with “H” became a literal blur. I should stop now for tonight before The Blurring strikes again 🙂
Aww, you should get some sleep. Yes, after I spend several hours on SpiderID, I see spiders in everything. I’ll find myself idly staring at swirls and knots in the wood paneling, trying to ID them as Argiopes. Anything with a round or oval shape is analyzed according to spider body shapes. Spiders seem to be my Tetris.