While hiking on the Vortex Trail at Thompson Park, I saw a tree with lovely textured bark and stopped to take some photos of it. As I looked closer, I found this little harvestman (𝘓𝘦𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮) and had to pull out the macro lens to get some glamor shots: 📸
#harvestman #Opiliones #arachnids #arthropods #WildlifeWednesday
27-Mar-2026
Surprise in #amber: exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe
#arachnid order #opiliones aka #DaddyLongLegs
A German-Bulgarian research team led by SNSB paleontologist Christian Bartel has discovered a new species of harvestman in 35-million-year-old Ukrainian and Baltic amber. The animal is related to harvestmen that are now extinct in Europe. The researchers published their findings in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.
its them. the harvestman and the sloig
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
Me: That better not be a frog.
Kid: it's an #Opiliones. It went up my sleeve.
Me: 🙄 Don't bring those inside. I don't want them to lose legs-
*Kid retrieves Harvestman*
Me: It's a short legged one! :D
Haven't seen this species for a while. So neat! I think it is a species of vonones. A genus of armored harvestmen!🕶️
I wonder why it held its back legs together like in the 2nd photo? Maybe cause it thought it was in a tight space?
#Arachtober 23nd
European Harvestman (Phalangium opilio)
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#Arachtober 23nd
European Harvestman (Phalangium opilio)
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#Arachtober 19th
Canestrini's Harvestman (Opilio canestrinii)
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#Arachtober 19th
Canestrini's Harvestman (Opilio canestrinii)
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