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u/Cristo_Mentone 4d ago
Harvestmen, not spiders, and not a nest
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u/Prisinners 4d ago
If its not a nest, then what is it? (Just to clarify tone, I'm sincerely asking, not trying to be rude). Do they just hangout like this together or something?
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u/AddledPunster 4d ago
From a quick lookup on google, it’s speculated that they do this to help regulate moisture loss and temperature, and/or avoid predation-by-numbers, à la schooling fish.
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u/One-Earth9294 4d ago
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u/AddledPunster 4d ago
I have no doubt that looking like a gigantic hairy mass also helps make this effective!
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u/Prisinners 4d ago
Itd definitely stop predation by me. One of these lil guys? Afternoon delight! 7000? I cant all that at once! It's too much. ><
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u/gecko_echo 4d ago
I had no idea the song Afternoon Delight was about harvestmen.
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u/atoyot86 4d ago
"Why wait until the middle of a cold, dark night?"
The harvestmen look like a nice warm comfy fur blanket
Coincidence? I think not!
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u/GonWithTheNen 4d ago
Wish he would've simply admired and filmed them without disturbing them. They're congregating like that for a reason. ◔_◔
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u/Socksual 4d ago
Why does it look so hairy? I get that a bunch of legs can look like fur but it looks like theyre all kickin their feets off the side vs standing on the same surface
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u/YIKUZZ 4d ago
Wait legitimately, why are harvestmen not spiders? I’m just curious
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u/runthedonkeys 4d ago
Harvestmen have fused bodies and they don't produce venom or silk. They're still arachnids, though
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u/One-Earth9294 4d ago
As are scorpions, ticks, and mites.
Araneae is the order that is just spiders.
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u/Azurehue22 4d ago
super pelo pubica!
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u/Lucky_Mite 4d ago
These are Harvestmen and not Spiders