Harvestman, Daddy-Long-Legs
Leiobunumpolitum
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Cullman, Alabama
Deer, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Logan Lake, British Columbia
San Diego, California
Cordele, Georgia
Davenport, Iowa
Hebron, Kentucky
Melbourne, Kentucky
Holden, Louisiana
Skowhegan, Maine
Cole Camp, Missouri
Eunice, Missouri
Kingston, New York
Ronkonkoma, New York
Concord, North Carolina
North Ridgeville, Ohio
Conway, South Carolina
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Crossville, Tennessee
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kathy65468
Eunice, MO (Zone 5b) |
November 2008 |
Neutral
Daddy long legs do not have venom glands and do not make webs so cannot subdue prey. They live by eating decaying vegetable and animal matter. This debunks the oft told myth that they are poisonous but have fangs to short to bite humans. They will occasionally kill and eat live prey but this is not the mainstay of their diet.
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Magpye
NW Qtr, AR (Zone 6a) |
September 2006 |
Neutral
Daddy-long-legs spiders, have tiny bodies and very long, thin legs.
They are sometimes confused with crane flies (a flying insect) and more commonly with another arachnid, the harvestman (order Opiliones).
Comparison: Unlike true spiders, harvestmen have a broad, flat body with a wide attachment between their two body parts - rather than the narrow 'waist' of a spider. Harvestmen only have two eyes.
They are sometimes confused with crane flies (a flying insect) and more commonly with another arachnid, the harvestman (order Opiliones).
Comparison: Unlike true spiders, harvestmen have a broad, flat body with a wide attachment between their two body parts - rather than the narrow 'waist' of a spider. Harvestmen only have two eyes.
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lwhalliday
Pittsboro, NC (Zone 7a) |
August 2006 |
Neutral
Common in gardens and on foliage. The harvestman feeds on both living and dead organisms, which include caterpillars, mites, woodlice and slugs.
