Nunciella sp. 1

Common name: Harvestman

Meaning of name:

Unknown.

Distribution:

Unknown.

Description:

This harvestman had a body length of approximately 10 millimetres.

Notes:

This is possibly Nunciella asperaNunciella aspera is found in the southwest of Western Australia.

Harvestmen look superficially like spiders, but don’t have a ‘waist’ and only have two eyes (spiders usually have eight eyes). This harvestman is male and was photographed in February.

References:

Identification and information courtesy of Christopher Taylor and Sharon Zuiddam.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4f86df08-2087-4ac5-bb47-30f60fd34826

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