Missouri Animals Daddy long legs   (Phalangium opilio) Arthropoda: Arachnida: Harvestmen (Opiliones) Native North American arthropod Habitat: forest, woodland, savanna Diet: small insects ID Features: brown body, 8 long legs, walk with body far above ground Natural History: The daddy long legs is actually not a spider. They have only two eyes (spiders have 8), their abdomen is segmented (spider abdomens are unsegmented), and they cannot produce silk. Their cephalothorax and abdomen appear to be joined, unlike spiders. Daddy long legs do not possess venom glands and are not the most venomous "spiders" in Missouri, contrary to legend.

The graphics, text, and sound are from: Wikipedia: Opiliones; Author: Bruce Marlin