Harvestmen are up to 4 cm long spiders. They hunt for small insects
That live in youre house and catch them with there long legs.
These spiders can run very fast. The legs are so thin that they bend by theire weight.
Harvestmen are very common in the woods , they hunt for
small prey between fallen leaves. there thin legs make them
invulnarable for the ants and other bugs.
The real tiger of the woods is the
is de
centipede, that attacks much larger prey.
Harvestmen and there hunters
Some animals , like birds and frogs can catch a harvestmen
by one of its legs, but the harvestmen will drop that leg.
The harvestmen itself will often escape that way.
Harvestmen and spiders
Harvestmen are not real spiders, but resemble a lot on real
spiders. They dont build a web, and have short , thick body.
They are often confused with
the cellar spider. and also with the
Tipula or Crane fly., an insect.
