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  1. Mar 14, 2024 · Despite its two-eyed appearance, Phalangium opilio has six peepers. The four extra eyes — leftovers of evolution — shed light on the evolutionary history of daddy longlegs. ljphoto7/iStock ...

  2. P. opilio is a generalist predator and scavenger that feeds on soft-bodied animals found in crops, such as aphids, caterpillars, leafhoppers, beetle larvae, and mites. Sometimes it may also scavenge on hard-bodied animals, such as various arthropods, including other harvestmen. [6]

  3. 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 ...

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  5. 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 ...

  6. Feb 5, 2018 · In spite what you might think, the spider plant does not get its name from any supposed ressemblance to a spider. Source: laoblogger.com & clipart-library.com. I’ve always assumed the spider plant ( Chlorophytum comosum) got its name from its hanging stems, ones that drip down like so many spider legs. Or possible from its rosette of arching ...

  7. May 31, 2016 · One thing the scientists found was that spraying water droplets on plants caused them to change the expression of thousands of genes - a dramatic physiological response that started within minutes of the stimulus and stopped within half an hour. "We were able to show that this response was not caused by any active compounds in the spray but ...

  8. Jan 6, 2024 · The Phalangium is a well-known indoor plant and is also appreciated as an office plant both for its high decorative power and for its ability to purify the environment. This plant, in fact, like ivy, fern, aloe and dragon tree, belongs to the category of decontaminating plants.

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