Harvestman

[Gav.]

Hi
I found this little one as I was taking the last of the frost fleece away from the plants.
Around 5mm body.
Happy to be corrected on ID
Thanks for looking


Harvestman by Gavin Wickham, on Flickr

 

[alfbranch]

It is Harvestman or opilione it is an arachnid but not a spider.

 

[Gav.]

It is Harvestman or opillone it is an arachnid but not a spider.

Thanks Alf, noted and edited .... does it show I'm an amatuer

 

[alfbranch]

Thanks Alf, noted and edited .... does it show I'm an amatuer

No we all go through these bits of education Gav.
They do not spin silk and only have a single segment body unlike spiders if they lose a leg it will not grow back.

 

[Gav.]

No we all go through these bits of education Gav.
They do not spin silk and only have a single segment body unlike spiders if they lose a leg it will not grow back.

Cheers Alf

 

[Paul Iddon]

One of the Phalangiidae family but I can't get further than that Gav.

Paul.

 

[Son_of_Thor]

Nicely done Gav, works well on that background. Can't help with the identification though!

 

[Gav.]

One of the Phalangiidae family but I can't get further than that Gav.

Paul.

Thank you Paul

Nicely done Gav, works well on that background. Can't help with the identification though!

Cheers Si might try the frost fleece with the spiders

 

[scoober]

Good picture ugly creature though

 

[Gav.]

Good picture ugly creature though

thanks

 

[K9Kirk]

The more I look at this pic the more I like it, good sharpness on that one eye.

 

[Gav.]

The more I look at this pic the more I like it, good sharpness on that one eye.

Thanks Kirk