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harvestman

noun as in arachnid

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These included familiar ones we'd recognize, such as spiders, harvestmen and scorpions -- as well exotic animals that now occur in warmer regions like whip spiders and whip scorpions.

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Daddy longlegs, the group of splendidly leggy arachnids also known as harvestmen, have been thought to have just two eyes.

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The team also revealed a treasure trove of underground species, including blind spiders, blind harvestman, and a whip scorpion, all new to science, in a previously unexplored cave system.

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The mix includes bigger spiders, as well as harvestmen.

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The harvestman makes its way through the mossy woodland on eight spindly legs, delicate tentpoles supporting a plump body with two tiny eyes.

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