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October 09, 2007

This is NOT a spider!

Based on the pictures and descriptions I've been able to find, I'm pretty sure that it's a harvestman, also known as a daddy long-legs.

While it is in the same class as spiders, it isn't in the same order (that's just a way of saying that they're "cousins")... if you look closely, you can see that its body isn't separated into two parts like spiders' bodies are. Harvestmen don't weave webs, either.

If you're interested in learning more check out http://www.arachnology.be/pages/Opilio_QandA.html.

Thanks to Whiteside 7th grade for finding this arachnid!

Posted by Sean Fears at 09:20 AM | Comments (0)