This is another from my Sunday morning outing in Blendon Woods Park. In many backyards the most conspicuous “spider” isn’t a spider at all, but rather something related to the spiders, as are scorpions, ticks, mites, centipedes and millipedes.I believe these Daddy-longlegs are really called the Harvestman. There are, amazingly over 6,400 species of these harvestman. Many species are omnivorous, eating primarily small insects and all kinds of plant material and fungi; some are scavengers, feeding upon dead organisms, bird dung and other fecal material. Yuck!
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Earl
Monte, Occasionally I’ll see groupings of Daddy Longlegs. Something about these particular blooms must be wonderfully attractive for them. Wow…6,400 species!
Monte Stevens
Yes, they are all over the place and sure seem to flock to these plants. I have another one to post in a day or so. They are so interseting to watch and also seem fragile.