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More than 1500 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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ORDER OPIOLINES
Harvestman
Opiliones
Harvestmen of Zihuatanejo
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Harvestmen (Order Opiliones)
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Eupnoan Harvestmen (Suborder Eupnoi)
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Superfamily (Phalangioidea)
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Sclerosomatid Harvestmen (Family Sclerosomatidae)
The Opiliones are known for having exceptionally long legs relative to their body size. They do not have silk glands and therefore do not build webs. The feeding apparatus (stomotheca) differs from most arachnids in that Opiliones can swallow chunks of solid food, not only liquids. Most species are omnivorous, eating primarily small insects and all kinds of plant material and fungi.
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