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Mating Harvestmen - Leiobunum vittatum
Copyright © 2007 Jon M. Yuschock

Mating Harvestmen - Leiobunum vittatum
Elysburg, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 1, 2007
A pair of harvestmen. I believe this is mating behavior.
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Contributed by Jon M. Yuschock on 2 January, 2008 - 5:38pm
Last updated 3 January, 2008 - 9:19pm

You're right in thinking that
You're right in thinking that they're mating. Great photo, by the way! Also, I'm reasonably sure the species ID is correct.
… Charles Stephen, 29 March, 2008 - 2:50am login or register to post comments

vittatum?
Identification is tentative because species in this group are very similar.
… Kari J McWest, 3 January, 2008 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

Links
A couple of links
Link to mating article http://bugguide.net/node/view/2405#183987
Link to aggregation discussion http://bugguide.net/node/view/5102
… John R. Maxwell, 2 January, 2008 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John.
Links are very interesting. Thanks for the heads-up.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 2 January, 2008 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

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