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Phalangium opilio is a univoltine species in Europe, producing one generation per year that overwinters as eggs. ... with moist coconut fiber, food and water. ...
Phalangium opilio. (Arachnida: Opiliones, Phalangiidae) Harvestman, Daddy longlegs, Harvest spider. Of the many species of harvestmen known, P. opilio tends to be the most common in relatively disturbed habitats such as most crops in temperate regions. Like the spiders and most adult mites, harvestmen have two major body sections and eight legs ...
A harvestman (a male Phalangium opilio), showing the almost fused arrangement of abdomen and cephalothorax that distinguishes these arachnids from spiders. Harvestmen have a pair of prosomatic defensive scent glands that secrete a peculiar-smelling fluid when disturbed. In some species, the fluid contains noxious quinones.
Nov 16, 2017 · Phalangium opilio Linnaeus 1758. Size. Adult body ~3.5–3.9 mm, with males generally smaller than females. Identification. Males have a large spur/horn on the anterior surface of the first cheliceral segment. Males also tend to have long, thin pedipalps relative to those of other harvestmen.
Feb 1, 2005 · Phalangium opilio incurred higher mortality, longer developmental periods, and smaller adult body size when fed a monotypic diet of A. glycines. Fecundity also was compromised when fed A. glycines . A mixed diet containing A. glycines caused some adverse effects on reproduction compared with the standard laboratory diet, which did not contain ...
- Cora M. Allard, Kenneth V. Yeargan
- 2005
About. The Common harvestman is familiar to us as the long-legged, small-bodied spider-like creature that frequents gardens and houses. Harvestmen are a common and widespread group of long-legged invertebrates and about 25 species live in the UK. They are arachnids, related to spiders and scorpions. Many are predators, eating smaller ...
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Phalangium. Linnaeus, 1758. Type species. Phalangium iberica. Schenkel, 1939. Synonyms. Cerastoma. Phalangium is a genus of harvestmen that occur mostly in the Old World. The best known species is Phalangium opilio, which is so common in many temperate regions that it is simply called "harvestman".
