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Paraphidippus fartilis is a species of arachnid in the family of jumping spiders. (Source: Wikipedia, 'Paraphidippus fartilis', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphidippus_fartilis, CC BY-SA 3.0 . Photo: (c) Ieshua Martínez Nápoles, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ieshua Martínez Nápoles)

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several brown spider's sitting on the side of a wall

Harvestmen are arachnids in the order Opiliones. The scientific name of this group comes from the Latin word opilo, which roughly translates to shepherd. At one time European shepherds used stilts to look over their sheep, and it is thought that the look of this arachnid’s body atop its long legs inspired the comparison. Harvestmen are referred to by many common names including shepherd’s spiders, harvest spiders, reapers, and here in the United States where our fauna is dominated by…

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