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Phalangida, order Phalangida, Opiliones, order Opilionesnoun
harvestmen
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opiliones
Opiliones, commonly known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs, is an order of arachnids that includes over 6,500 species. They are characterized by having elongated legs compared to body size. Despite their spider-like appearance, they do not produce silk or venom. They are unique among arachnids in that they ingest food in liquid form due to their inability to chew. They are found in diverse habitats all over the world.
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Opiliones
Opiliones are an order of arachnids commonly known as harvestmen. As of December 2011, over 6,500 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the real number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes four suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, and Laniatores. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, which look surprisingly modern, indicating that the basic structure of the harvestmen has not changed much since then. Their phylogenetic position is disputed: their closest relatives may be the mites or the Novogenuata. Although they belong to the class Arachnida, harvestmen are in the order Opiliones; therefore they are not spiders, which are members of the order Araneae. In some places, Opiliones are known by the name "daddy longlegs" or "granddaddy longlegs", but this name is also used for two other unrelated arthropods: the crane fly and the cellar spider.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of opiliones in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of opiliones in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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