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Daddy long legs

Photo by Pixie
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Description:

Freaky spiders in old mining cave that used to house bars

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Pixie
Wow I diddnt realize they were daddy long legs.. They r huge bigger than my hand.. They coated the walls and ceiling of the cave but I knew they were harmless because we have very few harmful wildlife in Washington and the cave is often used by various persons as a camp with evidence of fire pits down both it's paths
ForestDragon
Nice photo, Pixie! These are called Harvestmen (also called Daddy Long Legs in the US.). They are related to spiders but they don't spin webs. They are very good hunters but are not dangerous in any way to humans. Here is some general information on these cool arachnids: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2405 I am not sure which species these are but they are a nice looking bunch!

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