Harvestman On A Black-Eyed Susan 20070825 photo

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25-AUG-2007

Although an arachnid, it's not a spider.
Note it's missing the second leg on its left side.

Photographed near Lindsay, Ontario Canada.
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Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
with Canon 500D Closeup Lens

1/640s f/11.0 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Ashley Hockenberry		03-Apr-2008 22:11
Great close up detail

Gordon W		30-Aug-2007 00:28
Thanks for the correct ID, Roy. Just goes to show one is never too old to learn something new every day. :-)

Guest		29-Aug-2007 23:58
This isn't a spider. In many backyards the most conspicuous "spider" isn't a spider at all, but rather something related to the spiders, as are scorpions, ticks, mites, centipedes and millipedes. This is the Daddy-longlegs, also known as the Harvestman.

Michael Shpuntov		26-Aug-2007 01:42
Excellent macro.

LaRouquine		25-Aug-2007 22:48
Merci de partager... unusual spider.....!

Michel CORBOZ		25-Aug-2007 21:56
Great macro ! vote

Pat Hemlepp		25-Aug-2007 21:15
Very nice, Gordon.

chrisse		25-Aug-2007 21:07
Yikes, but I see you kept your distance with the 200mm ;o)) chrisse