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And the study authors suggest that some harvestmen species may rely on their armored exoskeleton and spined appendages for restraining struggling frogs.
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Jake Buehler, Scientific American, 21 May 2026
Daddy longlegs, the group of splendidly leggy arachnids also known as harvestmen, have been thought to have just two eyes.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This harvestman, or daddy long legs, spider moves along a dry branch in a small hollow created by a landslip on the hillside of Sierra Blanca, Andalusia, Spain.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
Surprisingly, there was no female harvestman found nearby, indicating that the two were likely separated while in the throes of passion.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2016
Opillonids, also called harvestmen, consist of one basic body segment — plus legs — while spiders have two main body parts: the cephalothorax and abdomen.
—Fox News, 3 Jan. 2014
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Jake Buehler, Scientific American, 21 May 2026
Daddy longlegs, the group of splendidly leggy arachnids also known as harvestmen, have been thought to have just two eyes.
—Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
This harvestman, or daddy long legs, spider moves along a dry branch in a small hollow created by a landslip on the hillside of Sierra Blanca, Andalusia, Spain.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
Surprisingly, there was no female harvestman found nearby, indicating that the two were likely separated while in the throes of passion.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2016
Opillonids, also called harvestmen, consist of one basic body segment — plus legs — while spiders have two main body parts: the cephalothorax and abdomen.
—Fox News, 3 Jan. 2014
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“Harvestman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harvestman. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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harvestman
noun
har·vest·man
ˈhär-vəs(t)-mən 
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