Landcare Research - Manaaki Whenua

Landcare-Research -Manaaki Whenua

Harvestman


Order: Opiliones

Size range

  • Medium sized creatures, body length usually 5–10 mm with long legs

Distribution

  • Introduced species in grassland, native species usually in forest

Life History

  • Related to spiders, but the body has visible segmentation
  • May have prominent palps at front

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