(Latin: Order Opiliones) Harvestmen, Phalangium opilio Harvestmen or phalangids are very easy to recognize by their small, circular body and enormously long legs. Two species, Opilio parietinus and Phalangium opilio, are very common in and around buildings, where they are active at night, searching for food. Harvestmen live on many different kinds of food. They have been seen, for instance, to gnaw toadstools and pieces of cake, but they feed mai…
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Index
…orrhynchus sulcatus Owls Paravespula germanica Paravespula vulgaris Passer domesticus Patchwork leafcutter Peacock butterfly Pediculus humanus capitis Pediculus humanus corporis Periplaneta americana Phalangium opilio Pharaoh ant Pholcus phalangoides Phthirus pubis Phymatodes testaceus Pieris brassicae Pigeon bug Pigeon tick Pigeons Pine sawyer Pine weevil Piophila casei…
Arthropod structure
…y is divided into head, thorax and abdomen. The head has three pairs of jaw-like mouthparts and two pairs of antennae. The only crustaceans that concern us here are the woodlice or slaters, known zoologically as the Isopoda. Spiders have a body consisting of two parts which are almost the same size. The front part is formed from the modified head and thorax, and carries the eyes, mouthparts and four pairs of limbs. The rear part or abdomen has no…
KEY I, animals with 4 pairs of legs; spiders, mites, scorpions etc.
…Abdomen with distinct joints Abdomen without distinct joints Abdomen elongated, forming tail with sting scorpions. Abdomen not ending in tail.. Small animals (less than 5 mm), With claws false scorpions. Larger animals with very long legs harvestmen. Body clearly divided into two parts spiders. Very small animals with undivided body mites….