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- Submitted: Jun 12, 2019
- Photographed: Jun 10, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Glade Valley In the mountains of the Great State of North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Parkway., North Carolina, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
I found this spider on the cover for my Weber Grill. I flicked him off the cover and two days later, he was back.
I don’t think this is an actual spider, but perhaps an Opilione. I could be wrong but it looks like it only has two body segments. Daddy Longlegs/Harvestman?
http://www.backyardnature.net/longlegs.htm
Thanks Former, I did some research and see the significant resemblance to the Daddy Longlegs/Harvestman. However, I am not seeing any pics that have the red color of this guy. In nature, bright colors are a warning for us to leave the critter alone. My concern is if this Opilione is venomous? Any thoughts?
No Opiliones contain venom glands, so it’s not venomous. I have no explanation for the color.
There are purple ones too! I don’t recognize this orange one. Our site specializes in spiders. Bugguide.net identifies insects and arachnids. They probably can give you more info than we can.