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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Harvestmen (Opiliones) » Palpatores » Phalangiidae

Family Phalangiidae

Classification · Other Common Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Harvestmen - Phalangium opilio - female Mystery eggs yield surprise Mystery eggs yield surprise Mystery eggs yield surprise Harvestman Suborder Palpatores? Phalangium 01 - Phalangium - male Harvestman - Phalangium opilio
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Opiliones (Harvestmen)
Suborder Palpatores
Family Phalangiidae
Other Common Names
"Daddy-Long-Legs"
Numbers
About 800 species worldwide, of which 100-150 species exist north of Mexico (1)
Identification
At the end of each pedipalp, there is a small claw. In all species, their legs are very long (relative to the size of the body), and very think (stilt-like).
Range
Widespread throughout the United States and Canada
Works Cited
1.Spiders and Their Kin: A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press
By Herbert W. Levi, Lorna R. Levi, Nicholas Strekalovsky
Contributed by Christopher Hunt on 6 October, 2005 - 2:28pm

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