Talk:Opiliones

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The biggest problem with this article is the lack of references. IronChris | (talk) 03:23, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

The myth mentioned was actually tested by the MythBusters of the Discovery Channel. They found that the venom of daddy long legs is not more lethal than that of a Black Widow spider. Second, the fangs are long enough to pierce the skin. Third, actual intentional infliction of multiple bites caused no significant side effects for a human.

BBC has an interesting article on & photo of one of these in amber. Appartently, it will be pretty important to science.

Actually, the MythBusters tested the Daddy Longlegs spider, not the Harvestmen. 68.48.174.136 04:11, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] ID error in photo

The photo labeled "Leiobunum politum" is actually Hadrobunus grandis. Note that femur I is much shorter than the length of the body, which is diagnostic for the genus. The unlabeled figure is a male Phalangium opilio.


[edit] Location

What would be really helpful is if it mentioned somewhere where on earth these things are found...

[edit] GA Failed

This article failed the GA noms due to lack of references. Tarret 21:14, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Singular?

What is the singular of Opiliones? Is it Opilione? Or Opiliones?

Is the name Opilionid valid? IronChris | (talk) 02:26, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi, everybody. The singular should be Opilion. In English it is very common to read "opilionid", but it is just because of the unused form Opilionida. This appeared in an attempt to standardize the ordinal names in the 1940s. But the official name recognized by ISA is Opiliones. --Vae victis 16:56, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

What is the singular of harvestmen? Is it Harvestman? Billlion 22:43, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mythbusters

I thought I should add a note here in the hope that people may read it before adding any references to the Mythbusters TV show yet again. The episode in which the Daddy Long Legs's poisonous bite was tested used cellar spiders, not harvestmen and so there is no need to mention it in this article. --WaterWolf (talk) 12:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)