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Post by alf1951 on Nov 5, 2017 14:52:52 GMT
Can anyone confirm if this is Dicranopalpus ramosus? It spent all day today stretched out on a wall until I started to take pics - then it took off!  Opilione 01 by Alf Parker, on Flickr  DSCF77881 by Alf Parker, on Flickr Alf |
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 5, 2017 17:37:13 GMT
Yes it is- very distinctive!
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Post by alf1951 on Nov 6, 2017 17:35:00 GMT
Thanks for the confirmation. I gather they are relatively recent arrivals here from Morocco!
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Post by NellyDee on Nov 8, 2017 11:47:24 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 8, 2017 20:17:32 GMT
No, it's another more common type of harvestman.
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 9, 2017 9:56:39 GMT
Are those your raspberries, Helen? They look nice and healthy!
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Post by alf1951 on Nov 9, 2017 15:13:14 GMT
Hard to tell without a close-up but your harvestman could be Opilio Canestrini
Alf
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Post by NellyDee on Nov 9, 2017 16:25:07 GMT
Here is a close up Alf. The photos were taken 3 years ago (a very bad year for me) and I have only just got around to Naming some of the wildlife I photographed but could not ID at the time. Which is why I was pleased to your photo.
Rowanberry - it was a good year for fruit there were masses of lovely wild raspberries and bilberries - neither seem to have done well since.
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Post by alf1951 on Nov 9, 2017 17:38:10 GMT
They're elusive little blighters Helen - this one must have scarpered at the sight of the camera!
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Post by NellyDee on Nov 10, 2017 8:54:14 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 10, 2017 16:38:27 GMT
Looks like Mitopus morio, but not an expert on this group.
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Post by alf1951 on Nov 10, 2017 17:40:00 GMT
I don't recognise it either but there is an image of an identical opilone on www.bumblebee.org/invertebrates/Opilones.htm might be worth starting there for an ID. Shame - we used to have an expert on these who used the old WAB site. |
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Post by NellyDee on Nov 13, 2017 11:21:28 GMT
It does look like Mitopus morio, but looks a bit paler. I found this site interesting with enormous amount of information etc and, when I have a bit more time will see about recording. From what I have gathered so far is the environment seems right - wetland, grouse moors, woodland in other words damp places. Thought some of you might like this link srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Welcome |
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