Directory of Opiliones Resources

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Order of spider-like animals commonly known as harvestmen or daddy-long-legs. The body is not divided into two sections as in true spiders, but is rounded and very small compared to the long legs. They can be predators, grasping small invertebrates with their pedipalps and chewing with their chelicerae, but they also scavenge on dead animals and plants.

Resources in This Category

• Daddylonglegs

  http://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Daddylonglegs
  Photographs, description, life history and habits.

• Opiliones

  http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arachnids/harvestmen/
  Brief article on harvestmen from South Africa's Biodiversity Explorer.

• Opiliones in Belgium

  http://www.elve.net/opilio
  Species list and distribution maps for Belgian harvestmen.

• Opiliones: Harvestmen

  http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/opiliones.html
  The characteristics of these spiders, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.

 

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