Mastodawn

"The team compiled known sightings of frog-eating harvestmen and found that many of these events involved frogs that were still alive, which hints that the daddy longlegs might be hunting rather than scavenging, García says."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/daddy-longlegs-are-actually-bloodthirsty-killers-of-frogs/

#Research #Harvestmen #Opiliones #Frogs #Behaviour

Daddy longlegs are actually bloodthirsty killers—of frogs

The wobbly, lanky arachnids known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs may be overlooked as predators of small vertebrates such as frogs, researchers say

Scientific American

David Westwood Mar 4

Harvestman, Nemastoma bimaculatum, apparently common, but the first one for me.

#nature #Arachnids #Harvestmen

wulfdog 🏳️‍⚧️Mar 3

its them. the harvestman and the sloig

#bugs #nature #arachnids #opiliones #harvestmen #slugs

Inat Repost Bot Feb 27

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day for Feb 26, 2026: Algidia viridata bicolor [Arachnida], by user: sebastiandoak
[via @inatrepostbot]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337191626
Charleston 7892, New Zealand
2026-02-02T22:21:00+13:00
Credit: (c) Sebastian Doak, some rights reserved (CC BY)
See more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inat-observation-of-the-day
#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #algidiaviridatabicolor #algidiaviridatabicolor #charleston7892 #newzealand #arachnida #animals #arthropods #chelicerates #arachnids #harvestmen #armoredharvestmen #triaenonychidharvestmen

Ryan Hodnett Oct 23, 2025

#Arachtober 23nd

European Harvestman (Phalangium opilio)

#Harvestman #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #Arachnid #Arachnids #Harvestmen #Opiliones #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Ryan Hodnett Oct 23, 2025

#Arachtober 23nd

European Harvestman (Phalangium opilio)

#Harvestman #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #Arachnid #Arachnids #Harvestmen #Opiliones #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Ryan Hodnett Oct 19, 2025

#Arachtober 19th

Canestrini's Harvestman (Opilio canestrinii)

#Harvestman #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #Arachnid #Arachnids #Harvestmen #Opiliones #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Ryan Hodnett Oct 19, 2025

#Arachtober 19th

Canestrini's Harvestman (Opilio canestrinii)

#Harvestman #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #Arachnid #Arachnids #Harvestmen #Opiliones #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

Wanderin' Weeta 🍁Oct 16, 2025

Walking on stilts. A Harvestman, also called "Daddy Long Legs" Arachtober 2025, Day 16. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wanderin_weeta/54858380708/in/pool-arachtober/ #Arachtober2025 #Arachnids #Harvestmen #Opiliones #Invertebrates

Susannah 🍁Oct 16, 2025

Walking on stilts. A Harvestman, also called "Daddy Long Legs" Arachtober 2025, Day 16. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wanderin_weeta/54858380708/in/pool-arachtober/ #Arachtober2025 #Arachnids #Harvestmen #Opiliones #Invertebrates