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harvestman

[hahr-vist-muhn] / ˈhɑr vɪst mən /
NOUN
arachnid
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From 1936 through 2025, published scientific studies documented parental guarding behavior in only 80 harvestman species.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Three arthropod species were named for him by other scientists — a spider, a millipede and a spider relative called a harvestman.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2022

The user also tested it out and found some poor results: “One of my harvestman photos was IDed as a jumping spider, one as a termite, and another one as a crane fly.”

From Slate Jul. 9, 2022

But despite harvestmen’s variety — there are more than 6,000 species in the group — there is no sign of duplication in the harvestman genome, the researchers report.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2021

She had heard that Daddy was a harvestman.

From The Tale of Daddy Longlegs Tuck-Me-In Tales by Smith, Harry L.

More than 6900 species of harvestmen have been identified, making them one of the most diverse groups of arachnids.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The mix includes bigger spiders, as well as harvestmen.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2022

In the future, the team hopes to use their newfound knowledge of the genome to understand development in harvestmen and in other arachnids.

From New York Times Aug. 6, 2021

The glowing replicas lured an array of ants, cockroaches, flies, beetles, spiders, harvestmen, slugs, snails and centipedes.

From Reuters Mar. 19, 2015

These migratory Welsh harvestmen are not altogether extinct in our days, but about forty years ago they were much more common than they are at present. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias




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