It’s very cool. There are actually tons of non-spider arachnids (8-legged arthropods), including harvestmen, ticks, mites, scorpions, solifuges, whip scorpions, etc.
Harvestmen resemble spiders but have only one body segment, and their pedipalps are modified into pincers. They lack both silk and venom, feeding mostly on dead insects and decaying plant matter.
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This is not a spider, It is a harvestman.
Really?
I thought 8 legs meant spider (I’m an IT guy, not any kind of nature expert!)
Hey there!
It’s very cool. There are actually tons of non-spider arachnids (8-legged arthropods), including harvestmen, ticks, mites, scorpions, solifuges, whip scorpions, etc.
Harvestmen resemble spiders but have only one body segment, and their pedipalps are modified into pincers. They lack both silk and venom, feeding mostly on dead insects and decaying plant matter.
Thank you, both
You’re welcome! 🙂