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P. opilio is a member of the Eupnoi suborder of Opiliones. Distribution. P. opilio has a mostly Holarctic distribution and is the most widespread harvestman species worldwide, occurring natively in Europe, North and Central Asia, and Asia Minor. The species has been introduced to North America, North Africa and New Zealand from Europe.
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Bachmann, E. and M. Schaefer. 1983. Notes on the life cycle of Phalangium opilio (Arachnida: Opilionida). Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg. 26: 255–263. Bishop, S. C. 1949. The Phalangida (Opiliones) of New York, with special reference to the species of the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, Rensselaerville, New York.
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 ...
Mar 19, 2024 · The magenta areas show where the daddy longlegs species P. opilio's two ... tells the New York Times ... a 305-million-year-old fossilized daddy longlegs found in eastern France had four ...
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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.
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 ...
Feb 1, 2002 · The harvestman Phalangium opilio L. (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) has been identified as a predator in a number of agroecosystems, including New Zealand strawberries, alfalfa, and cabbage, and potato fields in Scotland and Michigan (Ashby and Pottinger 1974, Leathwick and Winterbourne 1984, Butcher et al. 1988, Dixon and McKinlay 1989, Drummond et ...
