Daddy Longlegs Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/daddy-longlegs Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:29:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Harvestman – Daddy Longlegs https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/harvestman-daddy-longlegs?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harvestman-daddy-longlegs https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/harvestman-daddy-longlegs#respond Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:43:41 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=3165 Harvestmen — they are not spiders, but they do belong to the class Arachnida along with spiders and many more eight-legged creatures. Scientific name: Opiliones The Opiliones are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, or daddy longlegs. As of April 2017, over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total […]

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]]> Harvestmen — they are not spiders, but they do belong to the class Arachnida along with spiders and many more eight-legged creatures.

Scientific name: Opiliones

The Opiliones are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters, or daddy longlegs. As of April 2017, over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. Wikipedia

Spotted at Thomson Nature Park – January 2021

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