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daddy long legs?
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- Submitted: Sep 24, 2022
- Photographed: Sep 24, 2022
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Massachusetts, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Technically not a spider. It’s called a harvestman, and it’s a cousin of the spider.
It’s a daddy longlegs, or harvestman.
Welcome to the site, Defianthyena! You’re both correct. This critter is in Class Arachnida>order Opiliones. Spiders are class Arachnida>order Aranae. The most noticeable difference is that Opiliones/ Harvestmen/Daddy Long Legs have all their systems in one compartment. Spiders have two compartments, tagmata, connected by a tube, the pedicel.
Thanks! Personally, the harvestmen kind of freak me out, even though I know full well that they’re harmless creatures. Something about the legs, I suppose. In the summer they’re everywhere where I live. But I still think they’re fascinating animals.