Comments on: Daddy longlegs: spider or harvestmen?

By: Nice Fail photos | Rofldaily

Nice Fail photos | Rofldaily — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 02:29:15 +0000

[…] FAIL: Not a spider. Image by bug_g_membracid This is an Opiliones. Taxonomy Fail Index = 61. For a nice essay about the difference, check out arthropodecology.com/2012/05/03/daddy-longlegs-spider-or-… […]

By: Ten fun facts about Daddy Longlegs | Arthropod Ecology

Ten fun facts about Daddy Longlegs | Arthropod Ecology — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:43:55 +0000

[...] onto the scene, and highlighted an article depicting a mix-up between a spider and a Harvestmen (a common mistake…). Also, a truly HUGE harvestmen species was discovered – this sucker had a 13 inch [...]

By: FAIL: Not a spider.

FAIL: Not a spider. — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:15:21 +0000

[...] This is an Opiliones. Taxonomy Fail Index = 61. For a nice essay about the difference, check out arthropodecology.com/2012/05/03/daddy-longlegs-spider-or-… [...]

By: We need the Taxonomy Hulk « Arthropod Ecology

We need the Taxonomy Hulk « Arthropod Ecology — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:17:25 +0000

[...] The Taxonomy Hulk burst onto twitter yesterday. We need superheroes like Taxonomy Hulk. As his/her alter ego, s/he surfs the internet, working away as a taxonomist, doing things that taxonomists do – describing species, inferring their evolutionary relationships, discovering their natural history. However, if s/he spots a taxonomic mistake on a website, news story, scientific article, or blog – LOOK OUT. The Hulk goes through an impressive metamophosis. S/he gets mad and gets even. If you make a taxonomic mistake, you will be shamed. Message: DON’T MAKE A #TAXONOMYFAIL. Taxonomy Hulk points out misidentifications in images (e.g., see this website with a Harvestmen instead of a spider.. oops [although a common mistake]). [...]

By: You are always within three feet of a spider: Fact or Fiction? | Arthropod Ecology

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:27:57 +0000

[...] habitats (although they are there, as I’ve written about in posts about the zebra spider, cellar spider, and ceiling [...]

By: Chris Buddle

Chris Buddle — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:59:27 +0000

Indeed! I really should have mentioned that too – thanks for pointing this out. Common names can be so troublesome.

By: Adrian D. Thysse

Adrian D. Thysse — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:56:26 +0000

I was surprised to hear someone in Alberta refer to craneflies (Diptera, Tipulidae) as “daddy-long-legs”, and checking Wikipedia, this is apparently common on the east coast and in the UK. Since then I have been using ‘Harvestman’ as the common name for Opiliones.