harvestman

Long-legged spider relative

A harvestman is an arachnid with a small round body and extremely long, thin legs—also called a daddy longlegs.

Despite their spider-like appearance, harvestmen belong to a different order and lack venom glands and silk-producing spinnerets.

They're commonly seen in late summer and autumn, around harvest time.

arachnid

daddy-longlegs

Long-limbed arachnid

exoskeleton · segmented · jointed · appendages · gangly · leggy · scavenger · detritivore · omnivore · nocturnal

agricultural

reaper

One who gathers crops

sickle · gleaner · haymaker · autumn · crop · grain · wheat · gathering · laborer

folklore

spooky

Unsettlingly strange

superstition · folklore · omen · myth · misidentified · feared · misunderstood · harmless · daddy-longlegs

Categories
Opposites
arachnid type

harvestmanspider

Web-spinning arachnid

black widow · tarantula · scorpion

agricultural cycle role

harvestmansower

One who plants seeds

planter · seedsman · ploughman · tiller · cultivator

creation vs. collection

harvestmangrower

One who raises plants

farmer · planter · cultivator · nurturer

Family

harvestmen

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G