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Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) 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 can be divided into 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. Phylogenetic position is disputed: their closest relatives may be the mites (Acari) or the Novogenuata (the Scorpiones, Pseudoscorpiones and Solifugae).

Although they belong to the class of arachnids, harvestmen are not spiders, which are of the order Araneae rather than the order Opiliones.

In some places, harvestmen are known by the name "daddy longlegs" or "granddaddy longlegs", but this name is also used for two other unrelated arthropods: the crane fly (Tipulidae) and the cellar spider (Pholcidae).

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May I please reference this art piece?


Referencing as in create a shortcut to my desktop to this url, not download the file and not directly copy this work?


And when i ask someone if I can reference the art,

I have these rules:


1.) I clearly define what i am asking like:


- what will i be referencing in the artwork.

- how i intend to use that reference in my art


2.) If this is an art piece made and owned by artist then i talk to them.


3.) If this is an adoptable, commission, or other bought work,

Then I MUST ask both the artist and person who owns the art.


4.) Cannot directly copy the art in any way.


What i want to reference: the harvestman-type arthropod in this image


How i intend to reference: I am hoping to collect various examples of harvestman for fantasy creature creation.