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24-06-2008, 11:20 AM
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| | | Opilione
This is something i dident know, Harvestman have pincers  .
@ Arp - this is the sub-adult of those tiny ones ...  |
24-06-2008, 11:08 PM
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| | | Re: Opilione
Hi Action_Man,
Another fine shot that! Quote:
Originally Posted by Action_Man  This is something i dident know, Harvestman have pincers | Well, they don't have poison, so would need some mechanism to keep their prey from running off 
Great to see you can still follow up their development. Meantime Hay in some e-mail told me he's now convinced my little one (which I suspect to be the exact same species as your beasties) should be Leiobunum, probably L. rotundum or L. blackwalli, but a definite ID from adults at your place (in due time) would be great.
Cheers! Arp |
24-06-2008, 11:23 PM
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| | | Re: Opilione
Quote:
Originally Posted by Action_Man This is something i dident know, Harvestman have pincers .
@ Arp - this is the sub-adult of those tiny ones ... | Can post a video of Dicranopalpus ramosus working away on a fly (mosquito?). They are strange beasties, like some kind of clever Horse hair when they get in a ruck. |
25-06-2008, 10:12 AM
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| | | Re: Opilione
If you have a video, lets see it ...
I will keep you updated Arp, but i do suspect it is L. rotundum, as for the pincers, i suspect it had just moulted and was stretching its limbs out when i caught it, usually they keep them tight to the body, unless there eating of course ... |
25-06-2008, 03:37 PM
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| | | Re: Opilione
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Originally Posted by Action_Man If you have a video, lets see it ...
I will keep you updated Arp, but i do suspect it is L. rotundum, as for the pincers, i suspect it had just moulted and was stretching its limbs out when i caught it, usually they keep them tight to the body, unless there eating of course ... | I'll try to get it onto a site. Taken under a Binocular microscope. I'll post a link when I have done it. |
25-06-2008, 07:27 PM
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| | | Re: Opilione
YouTube - Dicranopalpus ramosus
OK it is boring, but it took about an hour to get it posted. That site is glacial. |
25-06-2008, 07:54 PM
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| | | Re: Opilione
Well its not going to win the Cannes film festival, but its very interesting nonetheless, thanks for posting it up, i have some video of a Harvestman moulting, but its pretty poor quality, i`ll try and post it on You-Tube later ... |
25-06-2008, 08:00 PM
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| | | Re: Opilione
Quote:
Originally Posted by Action_Man Well its not going to win the Cannes film festival, but its very interesting nonetheless, thanks for posting it up, i have some video of a Harvestman moulting, but its pretty poor quality, i`ll try and post it on You-Tube later ... | Allow plenty of time! |
25-06-2008, 09:24 PM
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OK the quality is pretty poor and i dont think David Attenborough will be getting worried, but here it is  ... YouTube - Opilione |
25-06-2008, 09:36 PM
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| | | Re: Opilione
How very extraordinary! I shall be back for another look. Any chance of a description of the , er, performance? How long did it take, how you came to see it and so on. | | | |
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