Check out this outrageous NZ harvestman photographed by Sebastian Doak earlier this month near Charleston on the west coast of the South Island.

It's called Algidia viridata ssp. bicolor (yes, another incredible endemic NZ invertebrate still lacking a catchy common name). I've never seen one, but I want to!

The photos on the observation are CC-BY Sebastian Doak.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/337191626

#entomology #nz #Opiliones #harvestman #green #iNaturalistNZ #iNaturalist

Jammo’s been on an autumn deep-listen: Harvestman’s meditative drift, TVSF’s echoic heartbreak, Llyn y Cwn’s hypnotic dub, MARAUDEUR’s jagged post-punk, and Jon Da Silva’s filthy acid chaos.
#Ambient #Dub #Electronic #Experimental #Harvestman #PostPunk #AcidHouse #Psychedelic #TheVolumeSettingsFolde

https://fuzzyfrontiers.org/music/5-tewns-vol-13/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Remember as we approach today's and this season's in general festivities, to please please PLEASE have those conversations with your family.

"Its uncomfortable"
More uncomfortable than the people being ripped away from their homes, than living in fear, than hoping we have healthcare next year?

If you cannot even talk to your family and friends, you are not an ally, you are an accomplice. And if that makes you angry, just block me now, because it's the truth and you need to sit with that not lash out because you cannot even have a conversation around the dinner table to stick up for those you say you care about. There's a lot of really cute "Gentle Parenting" style videos about how to approach things if you need ideas, or find more your style. But you know who they are in your family... Plan. Rehearse what you want to say. Prepare. No excuses.

Anywhoooo...have a pretty harvestman because if talking doesn't work maybe they are arachnophobic.*

*in jest, please be kind about true phobias

#harvestman #cave #caves #biology #science #nature #photography #LandBack

Good morning. 🕸️🕷️👻

29 October 2025

Suddenly, the light dims—then brightens again. Not a flicker, exactly, more like a slow, deliberate pulse. Something feels off. I get that prickly sensation, like I'm being watched, and the hairs on the back of my neck rise in alarm. I scan the room. Nothing there. Or at least, nothing visible.

Still, the feeling lingers. Then I spot Charlie, curled up in the corner, eyes locked on me, tracking my every move. I exhale. That’s the thing about dogs—they’re always watching, always present. And somehow, that makes it okay.

People say dogs can see things we can’t. Spirits, maybe. I don’t buy into ghosts and the supernatural, but I keep an open mind. Hmm… are ghosts and spirits the same? Or is it like vampires and zombies—both undead, but with different appetites. Vampires suck blood, zombies eat brains. I’m getting off track.

If you’ve got a dog, you’ve probably seen it: you’re sitting at home, and suddenly your dog is staring—ears perked, body alert—at something you can’t see. It sends a shiver up your spine as you ask, “What are you looking at?” And if they growl? Bonus shivers.

Charlie does this all the time. Usually through the kitchen, toward the garage. He hears cars pass the driveway, waiting to see if someone’s arriving. I think. But maybe… it’s something else. 👻

"Many cultures historically associate dogs with spiritual realms, viewing them as protectors or guides for souls.” — BrainWiseMind

“Ghosts aren’t physical phenomena to be picked up by the senses. So some form of non-sensory perception would be needed to perceive a ghost… Dogs and cats—and likely most animals—are psychic, just like humans.” - Loyd Auerbach, parapsychologist

“Maybe, instead of seeing something spooky, they are orienting their heads to smells and sounds to help them perceive these stimuli better." - Ellen Furlong, psychology professor at Transylvania University

#morning #harvestman #dogs #ghosts #daddylonglegs

#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

#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

#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

Heute hat mich an der Hauswand dieser freundliche Geselle begrüßt: ein Streckfuß (Dicranopalpus ramosus).
Besonders auffällig neben der namensgebenden Haltung der Beine sind die geteilten Pedipalpen. Habe ich so zum ersten Mal gesehen. 🤩

#Spider #Pedipalps #Spinne #Weberknecht #Harvestman #DaddyLongLegs

#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