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Daddy longlegs, the group of splendidly leggy arachnids also known as harvestmen, have been thought to have just two eyes.
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Emily Anthes Chang W. Lee, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
That distinction went to a harvestman from South America, whose legs spanned 34 cm.
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Ashley P. Taylor, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2012
The invincible harvestman - fends off spiders by just being incredibly hard, by Matt Soniak.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2011
Surprisingly, there was no female harvestman found nearby, indicating that the two were likely separated while in the throes of passion.
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Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2016
This harvestman, or daddy long legs, spider moves along a dry branch in a small hollow created by a landslip on the hillside of Sierra Blanca, Andalusia, Spain.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
Some large-pincer harvestman species live in cold, humid caves in the Pyrenees, the Alps and the Balkan Peninsula, forming a narrow band across Europe.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2019
Opillonids, also called harvestmen, consist of one basic body segment — plus legs — while spiders have two main body parts: the cephalothorax and abdomen.
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Fox News, 3 Jan. 2014
But Mr. Yearwood wants the harvestman—which resembles a spider but technically is more of a...
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Tawnell D. Hobbs, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2017
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First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above
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“Harvestman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harvestman. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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harvestman
noun
har·vest·man
ˈhär-vəs(t)-mən
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Nglish: Translation of harvestman for Spanish Speakers
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