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Comments & ID Thoughts
A bit like a dady longlegs but elongated head!
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- Submitted: Aug 30, 2020
- Photographed: Aug 30, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Auckland, New Zealand
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
This is a harvestman, another type of arachnid. The “head” is actually its chelicerae/jaws. Harvestmen are also known as daddy-long legs and this can get confusing, especially when there is a daddy-long legs spider and a daddy-long legs fly 🙂
Great . Thanks! First time in 45 years we have lived here we have seen this black beauty. The jaws had me fooled thinking it was a”neck” or head. The specimen was about 10cm at its longest. I hope it visits again. Cheers