Harvestman, Daddy-Long-Legs (Leiobunum sp.)

Order: Opiliones (oh-pil-ee-OH-nees) (Info) Family: Sclerosomatidae Genus: Leiobunum Species: sp. Profile: No positives 2 neutrals No negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Cullman, Alabama Deer, Arkansas North Little Rock, Arkansas , British Columbia San Diego, California Cordele, Georgia Richmond Hill, Georgia Davenport, Iowa Hebron, Kentucky Melbourne, Kentucky Holden, Louisiana Cornville, Maine Cole Camp, Missouri Eunice, Missouri East Kingston, New York Ronkonkoma, New York Concord, North Carolina North Ridgeville, Ohio Conway, South Carolina Crossville, Tennessee East Brainerd, Tennessee Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Neutral Magpye On Sep 15, 2006, Magpye from NW Qtr, AR (Zone 6a) wrote: Daddy-long-legs spiders, have tiny bodies and very long, thin legs. They are sometimes confused with crane flies (a flying insect) and more commonly with another arachnid, the harvestman (order Opiliones). Comparison: Unlike true spiders, harvestmen have a broad, flat body with a wide attachment between their two body parts - rather than the narrow 'waist' of a spider. Harvestmen only have two eyes. Neutral kathy65468 On Nov 15, 2008, kathy65468 from Eunice, MO (Zone 5b) wrote: Daddy long legs do not have venom glands and do not make webs so cannot subdue prey. They live by eating decaying vegetable and animal matter. This debunks the oft told myth that they are poisonous but have fangs to short to bite humans. They will occasionally kill and eat live prey but this is not the mainstay of their diet.

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