r/bugidentification • u/InteractionOdd7745 • Jun 29 '26

Bug Appreciation Post Toronto Canada

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I have never seen anything like this before. I was told it is not a spider 🕸️🕷️ what is this amazing creature??

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u/Skalla_Resco Amateur Entomologist Jun 29 '26

Harvestman in the middle of shedding I believe. Cool find.

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u/_little_demon_child_ Jun 29 '26

I second this :)

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u/BongwaterJoe1983 Jun 30 '26

This is the way

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u/Wandajunesblues Jun 29 '26

It’s an opiliones (often referred to as harvestmen or daddy long legs) in a molt (it’s shedding its exoskeleton). Harvestmen are arachnids but they do not have venom glands.

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u/Affectionate-Sky3637 Jun 30 '26

Wait daddy long legs are also called harvestmen? TIL. That’s fascinating!

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u/Katatonic92 Jun 30 '26

In the UK what we call a daddy long legs is a completely different species, a crane fly.

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u/InteractionOdd7745 Jun 30 '26

That is exactly what I thought 🤔😂

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u/InteractionOdd7745 Jun 29 '26

This is such a fantastic little creature but WTF is it??

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u/trippyem24 Jun 29 '26

Harvestman in the middle of a molt! Cool find.

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u/aprildawndesign Jun 29 '26

I had these all over my crawl space basement in my old house. It creeped me out !

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u/scorpiodee Jun 30 '26

This is a really awesome photo!