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Opiliones with white worm-like structure
Copyright © 2018 Judy Gallagher

Opiliones with white worm-like structure
Woodbridge, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
August 23, 2018
Is this a tongue, a worm, or what?

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Contributed by Judy Gallagher on 24 August, 2018 - 12:14am
Last updated 23 November, 2018 - 9:44pm

Opiliones with worm like structure
That appears to me as a female with ovipositor extended.
Observations I had years ago with Leiobunum vittatum showed it could extend quite long and have snake like mobility to seek the perfect damp hidden spaces for egg placement.

Not often seen.
… Joseph Warfel, 16 February, 2021 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I really appreciate your information - thanks!
… Judy Gallagher, 16 February, 2021 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 23 November, 2018 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

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