• Ledericas@lemm.ee
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      6 days ago

      Like sea spiders, which aren’t even closely related s, but belong in the pycognids in the chilcerates, unusual because they respire through diffusion in their legs,

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      9 days ago

      There’s no reason to be afraid of Opiliones. Their mouthparts are the wrong shape and too small to do harm to a human. Also, unlike spiders, there are no known Opiliones with venom. Their chelicerae are for grasping only.