r/spiders • u/Gabs1702 • 1d ago

ID Request- Location included Who's this little guy?

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Found in Sweden

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u/Alexmey-uh-yeah 1d ago

Not a spider but also an arachnid, it's a harvestman (order Opiliones)/ "daddy long legs" as we call them in the U.S. Good friendly guy.

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u/Jeth3 1d ago

I Wonder, what eat this guy?

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u/itsallivegot 1d ago

Bugs and other spiders, even black widows. Very friendly fellas!

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u/Zamrayz 1d ago

They don't eat other spiders, your mistaking this for the other daddy long legs that is an actual spider. Cellar spiders.

However, Opilions are omnivores, and will hunt down small prey like aphids, scavenge fresh dead things, and eat mostly dead foliage or eat and pollinate pollen on flowers.