The Opiliones are an order of arachnids, colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, daddy long legs, or granddaddy long legs. Over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, althou
Chilean harvestman (Pachyloidellus goliath)
North European harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) body
A harvestman (a male Phalangium opilio), showing the almost fused arrangement of abdomen and cephalothorax that distinguishes these arachnids from spiders
Opiliones are an order of arachnids and share many common characteristics with other arachnids. However, several differences separate harvestmen from other arachnid orders such as spiders. The bodies
Close-up of the chelicerae of a harvestman
Harvestman eating a skink tail
The eyes of harvestmen are often placed close together on a small tubercle.