Two pseudoscorpions and an opilione for ID please

Gerel · #1 (**permalink**) 24-02-2009, 02:35 PM

After seeing Dogghound's pseudo yesterday I decided to have a bit of a hunt this lunchtime and found these two. Both were in leaf litter, the first is approx 3mm excluding claws and the second 2mm.

I found this harvestman at the same time,

I believe that it is a Nemastoma bimaculatum, can anyone confirm or deny?

Cheers

Steve

Dogghound · #2 (**permalink**) 24-02-2009, 03:10 PM

Yes the opilione is Nemastoma bimaculatum, I found one when I found my pseudo. Your Scorpions are different to mine thats all I know

Jason Green · #3 (**permalink**) 25-02-2009, 02:06 AM

Right. That's it. Enough is enough. It's not fair. You two have found pseudos and I haven't.

I now have tomorrow organised. Can't do anything else now. Thanks a lot boys

Gerel · #4 (**permalink**) 25-02-2009, 08:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dogghound

Your Scorpions are different to mine thats all I know

Yep, that's about as far as I got ID wise too. Dunno what it is, but I think it's different.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Green

Right. That's it. Enough is enough. It's not fair. You two have found pseudos and I haven't.

I now have tomorrow organised. Can't do anything else now. Thanks a lot boys

I think Bruce is on the hunt as well Jason, so no pressure

According to one article I read there are 28 UK species, so that's three (possibly) down only 25 to go

. All we need to do now is work out how to tell the little devils aparts

Steve

Jim Ford · #5 (**permalink**) 25-02-2009, 09:21 AM

Right, I think I'll have a go the weekend - perhaps we'll start a 'Pseudoscorpion Forum'!

There was a programme some years ago ('Life on Earth'?) that showed a group of pseudoscorpions co-operating to capture an ant. It turned out that they were all related to one another. Curious!

Jim