Harvestman Spider
Phalangium Opilio
Appearance
- Adult – 3.5–9mm body. The upper body surface has light grey/brown pattern, the lower surface is typically cream.
Lifecycle
- The females lay eggs in moist soil.
- The eggs survive through winter and hatch in the spring.
- Only one batch of eggs is laid each year.
Habits
- They live in fields and forests and climb tree trunks or look for food on the ground.
- They feed on many soft bodied arthropods, including aphids, caterpillars, beetle larvae, and small slugs.