MYN / Andrew Snyder / Harvestman (Opiliones) Chenapau, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Metagyndes innata) captive, originating from Chile.

Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Metagyndes innata) photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from Chile.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Harvestman (Opilioniidae) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Harvestman (Opilionidae) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) Lewisham, London, September

Rod Williams / Common Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) On bramble Lewisham, London, September

Paul Harcourt Davies / Harvestman in silhouette (Phalangium opilio) in garden, Podere Montecuco, near Orvieto. Umbria, Italy, July

Niall Benvie / Harvestman (Opiliones) against white background. Scotland, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Platybunus / Rilaena triangularis) on bark. UK.

Philippe Clement / Pale-saddled harvestman (Rilaena triangularis) on ivy leaf, La Benne, France

Philippe Clement / Splay-legged harvestman (Dicranopalpus ramosus) in resting posture, with legs stretched to the sides, inside house, Belgium

Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Oligolophus hanseni) found on the underside of a piece of limestone, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Harvestman (Dicranopalpus ramosus) wrapped around stalk, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September. Focus stacked image.

Alex Hyde / Spiny-Headed Harvestman (Megabunus diadema) showing prominent spines above eyes, photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Spiny-Headed Harvestman (Megabunus diadema) showing prominent spines above eyes, photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Sandra Bartocha / Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) on leaf, November

Alex Hyde / Pale Saddled Harvestman (Platybunus / Rilaena triangularis) backlit on tree bark. The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Pale Saddled Harvestman (Platybunus / Rilaena triangularis) backlit on tree bark. The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK. May.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Female Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) resting on house wall, Wiltshire, England, UK, July . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Female Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) resting on house wall, Wiltshire, England, UK, July . Property released.

Piotr Naskrecki / Harvestman (Opiliones), La Selva Biological Research Station, Heredia, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Harvestman (Opiliones), La Selva Biological Research Station, Heredia, Costa Rica

Andy Sands / Harvestman (Opiliones) on Oak twig. Captive. UK, July.

Gary K. Smith / Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) resting on terracotta flower pots, Norfolk, UK, August

Alex Hyde / Spiny harvestman {Opiliones} on mossy log in montane rainforest. Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Eastern Madagascar.

Nick Upton / Portrait of female Harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum). Wiltshire garden, UK, September.

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) mass, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) group, an introduced and invasive species, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) group, an introduced and invasive species, Germany

Stephen Dalton / Harvetman {Opiliones} with ticks, UK

Stephen Dalton / Harvestman {Opiliones sp} UK

Stephen Dalton / Harvestman {Opiliones sp} UK

Stephen Dalton / Harvestman (Mitostoma chrysomelas) UK

Stephen Dalton / Harvestman (Mitostoma chrysomelas) absorbing droplets of moisture from damp moss, UK

Stephen Dalton / Group of Harvestmen (Opiliones) on leaf, UK

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp), introduced and invasive species, Germany

Alex Hyde / Spiny headed harvestman {Megabunus diadema} showing prominent spines above eyes, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. Focus Composite.

Alex Hyde / False coloured scanning electron micrograph of spines on leg joint of Spiny headed harvestman {Megabunus diadema}

Thomas Marent / Harvestman (Cosmetidae) arachnid, Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve, Peru

James Christensen / Harvestman (Opiliones) preying on caterpillar, western slope of the Andes Cloud Forest, Mindo, Ecuador

Solvin Zankl / Immature Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) in leafy habitat, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Daddy Long-legs close up, Germany

Premaphotos / Large number of Harvestmen (Opiliones) clustered on a tree trunk in rainforest during the dry season, India

Thomas Marent / Harvestmen hiding under leaves, Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica

Martin Gabriel / Harvestman {Opiliones} on a lichen covered rock, Bavaria, Germany

PREMAPHOTOS / Splay-legged harvestman {Dicranopalpus ramosus} UK. Note - shed one of its legs

PREMAPHOTOS / Group of Harvestmen {Opiliones} clustered among leaves in rainforest during dry season, India

PREMAPHOTOS / Splay-legged harvestman {Dicranopalpus ramosus} at rest on leaf, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Splay-legged harvestman (Dicranopalpus ramosus) in typical daytime resting pose with legs splayed outwards on a dock, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Male Wire-legged harvestman {Leiobunum rotundum} UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Splay-legged harvestman (Dicranopalpus ramosus) in typical daytime resting pose with legs splayed outwards along a twig, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Spiny-headed harvestman (Megabundus diadema) on moss, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Two-spotted harvestman {Nemastoma bimaculatum} UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Wire-legged harvestman {Leiobunum rotundum} male on lichen-covered tree, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Pale-saddled harvestman {Rilaena triangularis} sitting on fruiting head of wild carrot, UK

Piotr Naskrecki / Harvestman (Opiliones) portrait on moss, Costa Rica

Philippe Clement / Harvestmen {Phalangodidae / Opiliones} clinging under leaf, Costa Rica, Central America

Philippe Clement / Harvestmen (Phalangodidae) clinging under leaf, Costa Rica, Central America

Philippe Clement / Harvestmen (Phalangodidae) clinging under leaf, Costa Rica, Central America

Kim Taylor / Red spider mites {Acari} on Harvestman {Opiliones} UK.

Kim Taylor / Harvestman {Opilones sp.} on bramble leaves. UK.

Kim Taylor / Harvestman / Daddy-long-legs {Opiliones} on Bramble leaf in autumn, UK.

Paul Johnson / Harvestman on wood fence, UK

Mark Moffett / Harvestman (Phalangodidae) an arachnid, close-up portrait showing fused abdomen which differentiates Harvestmen from other spiders, Parana State, Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Konrad Wothe / Harvestman in rainforest, Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru

Chien Lee / Harvestman arachnid, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

Ingo Arndt / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp) group, an introduced and invasive species, Germany

Premaphotos / Wire-legged harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) female on tree trunk coverd in lichen, UK

Premaphotos / Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) female with phoretic mites UK.

Premaphotos / Common harvestman (Phalangium opilio) male on Knapweed flower, UK

Premaphotos / Female Common harvestman (Phalangium opilio) covered in Red phoretic mites, UK

Premaphotos / Pale-saddled harvestman (Rilaena triangularis) feeding on a fly, UK

Premaphotos / Wandering harvestman (Mitopus morio) UK

Bernard Castelein / Harvestman {Leiobunum rotundum} Belgium

Roman Willi / Harvestman (Stygnomma sp.) resting on moss, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Roman Willi / Harvestman (Cosmetidae sp.) being attacked by a group of Ants (Formicidae), Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Roman Willi / Harvestman (Phalangium opilio) portrait, Lucerne, Switzerland. June. Focus stacked.

Doug Wechsler / Harvestmen (Leiobunum sp.) mating pair, Evansburg State Park, Pennsylvania, USA. August.

Doug Wechsler / Harvestmen (Leiobunum sp.) mating pair, Evansburg State Park, Pennsylvania, USA. August.

Doug Wechsler / Harvestman (Leiobunum sp.) infected by fungus (Pandora phalangicida) that parasitizes Opiliones arachnids. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Harvestman (Metaphalangium cirtanum) on a flower, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. September.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Close up of Harvestman (Metaphalangium cirtanum) head and mandible, Umbria, Italy. September.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Harvestman (Metaphalangium cirtanum) sitting on leaf, Umbria, Italy. September.

David Weiller / Close up, portrait shot of Daddy longlegs (Opiliones) moving towards camera, waving its sensory palps, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, March.

David Weiller / Close up, portrait shot of Daddy longlegs (Opiliones) facing the camera as it moves up and down waving its sensory palps, Malaysia, March.

Nigel Cattlin / North European harvestman (Leiobunum rotundum) waiting in the branch of a greenhouse cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plant, Berkshire, July.

Joao Burini / Harvestman (Gagrellinae) Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Sao Francisco Xavier, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Joao Burini / Harvestman (Gagrellinae) Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Sao Francisco Xavier, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Joao Burini / Flatworm (Geoplaninae) preying on Harvestman (Gagrellinae) Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Sao Francisco Xavier, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Joao Burini / Black harvestman (Anyphaenidae) moving through leaf litter, Southeastern Atlantic Forest, Mantiqueira Mountain Range, Sao Francisco Xavier, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Loic Poidevin / Harvestman (Opiliones) on a wall, Vendee, France, September.

Morley Read / Giant harvestmen (Opiliones) male and female approach each other prior to copulation, the individual on the left is presumably the male. Los Cedros Biological Reserve, Ecuador.

Robert Pickett / Harvestman (Phalangium opilio), UK.

Robert Pickett / Harvestman (Phalangium opilio), UK.