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Opilio

Scientific name: Opilio

Opilio

Scientific name: Opilio

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Description

Members of the genus Opilio are often mistaken for spiders due to their long legs and segmented bodies, but they are actually harvestmen and belong to a different order entirely. While they share an arachnid lineage, Opilio differ in their fused body structure that appears as a single oval unit, unlike the distinct two-segment body of true spiders. Fascinatingly, Opilio are known for their ability to detach a leg to escape predators, a leg which may continue to twitch, misleading threats long enough for the harvestman to escape.

Species of Opilio

Canestrini's harvestman

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