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Harvestmen

Order Opiliones

Photo by Geodialist
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Field Notes

Description:

"Although they belong to the class of arachnids, harvestmen are not spiders, which are of the order Araneae rather than the order Opiliones." Source Credit: Wikipedia. Thanks to fellow PN spotter "AshleyBradford" for help in correctly identifying this specimen!

Habitat:

The "Wildlife Sanctuary," one of seven small parks owned and maintained by the Community Association of Hollin Hills, Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://waltersanford.blogspot.com/2010/10/walking-tour-of-cahh-parks.ht…

Notes:

Copyright © 2011 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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