Thursday 4 September 2014

Harvestman

Almost perfectly camouflaged on the back door to the garage was this Harvestman. At first glance it looks like a spider but unlike spiders it only has one main body section and only one pair of eyes:

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With its tiny body and l-o-n-g legs it is sometimes know as 'daddy longlegs' or 'granddaddy longlegs'. They do not produce poison and their diet includes small insects, all kinds of plant life and fungi.

5 comments:

  1. The second shot is a beauty.

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    1. Adrian - a crop from the Nikon held with the lens touching the wooden door. Worked out better than I expected.

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    1. TWG: They do look strange with their legs laid flat.

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  3. Oh, what a cutie John! I've never seen one so enjoyed reading about it here! Lovely captures!

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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