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- Submitted: May 4, 2019
- Photographed: Apr 18, 2019
- Spider: Opiliones (Harvestmen)
- Location: Mill creek at north creek park, Washington, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Freshwater river, lake, stream
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
Mt. Airy, 
Help identify this spider
I have no idea what spider this is. But if it’s new I get to name it since I found it. I call it the Bloody Hell spider! Because that’s what I said when I found it.
Hi, it might be a Bloody Hell Harvestmen instead. Harvestmen are Opilione arachnids. Opiliones are a different kind of arachnid than spiders are. On the West Coast many species of harvestmen are on the move right now. They can be very strange-looking creatures. They are different from spiders in that they only have one big body segment, they chew food, and the males mate with a different body part than male spiders do. Bloody Hell! 😉