That's a good question.

somebody needs to show this guy google...

Ohhh It's DJ Flula! Upvote

Ask Mr. Owl.

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And this is a representative of the "Master Race"???

>> ^therealblankman:

And this is a representative of the "Master Race"???


no, its Flea from RHCP

HARVESTMEN
(Daddy Longlegs)
HARVESTMEN AREN'T SPIDERS

THE NAME
"HARVESTMAN"

Harvestmen are called harvestmen because they're most conspicuous in the fall, at harvest time!

If you look at the body of a Daddy-longlegs with your magnifying glass, you'll see why it's not a spider. First of all, instead of its body consisting of two parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen, as with spiders, there's just one thing. A Daddy Longlegs has its head, thorax, and abdomen all fused together. Second, instead of the spider's usual eight eyes, a Daddy Longlegs just possesses two.
-http://www.backyardnature.net/longlegs.htm

It'd be funnier if he wasn't trying to be funny...

>> ^packo:

>> ^therealblankman:
And this is a representative of the "Master Race"???

no, its Flea from RHCP


i thought it was him until i noticed the lack of the tell-tale gap tooth.

I study these. For reals. Neotropical Opiliones ftw.

Is it me or do they have more 'joints' in their legs, too?

>> ^zombieater:

I study these. For reals. Neotropical Opiliones ftw.

>> ^bamdrew:

Is it me or do they have more 'joints' in their legs, too?
>> ^zombieater:
I study these. For reals. Neotropical Opiliones ftw.



The more joints the better... wait, what are we talking about?

Just wait until he learns the expression "shooting the shit."

There are threedifferentcritters known as "daddy longlegs".

In the US/Canada, we generally mean the harvestman. The British call the crane fly by this name.

I've no idea where it refers to the cellar spider. Australia, maybe? Goofy name in all cases.

In Australia it's Pholcus phalangioides and if you call him cellar spider, nobody will know who you mean.
>> ^xxovercastxx:

There are threedifferentcritters known as "daddy longlegs".
In the US/Canada, we generally mean the harvestman. The British call the crane fly by this name.
I've no idea where it refers to the cellar spider. Australia, maybe? Goofy name in all cases.

>> ^bamdrew:

Is it me or do they have more 'joints' in their legs, too?
>> ^zombieater:
I study these. For reals. Neotropical Opiliones ftw.



More joints than what? Their legs start with a coxae jointed to a femur to a patella to a tibia to a metatarsus to a bunch of tarsi... so yeah, they have a lot of joints I guess.

A lot of them are really pretty though: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=cosmetidae&m=text
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=gonyleptidae&m=text

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This is a super old one. How did it get here?