http://arthropodecology.com/2016/03/01/what-do-you-call-a-congregation-of-opiliones-poll/ Writings about arthropod ecology, arachnids & academia at McGill University Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://arthropodecology.com/2016/03/01/what-do-you-call-a-congregation-of-opiliones-poll/#comment-93922 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:30:27 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=3480#comment-93922 Yes, I’ve read that too – I meant to include that in the text, above, nor forgot – oops! Thank you so much for the comment!

]]> http://arthropodecology.com/2016/03/01/what-do-you-call-a-congregation-of-opiliones-poll/#comment-93921 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:56:13 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=3480#comment-93921 An alternative explanation I’ve come across for the name ‘harvestman’ is that the movement of the long sensory second legs resembles a harvester carrying a pair of scythes. I believe the French name for these animals, ‘faucheur’, directly translates as ‘reaper’.

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