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Posted by bonitin on 06-12-2010 20:18

A beautiful spider, the prettiest I have ever met!
21st January 2010 rainforest Paraty-Brazil on a rock in the river.
Size without its very long legs was about 1cm if I remember well..
Thank you!
Myriam:)

Edited by bonitin on 03-01-2011 00:37

Posted by rvanderweele on 06-12-2010 20:38

Not a spider, but an harvestman. Possibly Gonyleptidae

Posted by bonitin on 06-12-2010 20:56

Oh thank you Ruud for the quick response! I' didn't realise that Harvestmen are not spiders!

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 01-01-2011 00:09

this is really a very crazy Opiliones.

Posted by rvanderweele on 01-01-2011 00:19

crazy? Fantastic. The Gonyleptidae are insane animals, but there are so many other weird looking harvestmen in the tropics.

Posted by bonitin on 01-01-2011 12:39

A fantastic creature indeed!

It is Goniosoma discolor -Conyleptidae! Janet Rowley (blowave) has found its ID! :D
I've changed the title..Do the males also have 'boxing gloves' like with spiders?

Edited by bonitin on 01-01-2011 17:48

Posted by rvanderweele on 01-01-2011 12:45

no, not at all. Harvestmen have a completely different reproduction system. The have a penis, which is extremely long. For studying it, which is often important, you have to "cut" them out of their body.

Posted by bonitin on 01-01-2011 12:52

Thanks Ruud! Eeeeeekk that sounds horrible to do to the male harvestman:S!

I have edited my previous post to put its ID.

Edited by bonitin on 01-01-2011 12:54

Posted by rvanderweele on 01-01-2011 13:10

#10

The family Gonyleptidae is pretty huge. To be frank I do not know genus Goniosoma well. There are more than 20 species, that is described species. Maybe it is risky to say which species it is based on a photo, but, on the other hand, maybe it is not. I will ask it to some Brazilian friends.

Posted by bonitin on 01-01-2011 16:16

#11

Thanks Ruud, that would be great!:)
I found a picture of another harvestman on another date, also on a rock in the river in the same area. It looks the same to me!

Edited by bonitin on 01-01-2011 16:21

Posted by blowave on 01-01-2011 17:40

#12

Ruud, here's the link I found this one on, I did find another which was very similar but this one looked correct to me. There could of course be others which are very similar.

Myriam, this one is in Gonyleptidae, it was another with the different subfamily I think.

http://ecologia.i...to015.html

Posted by bonitin on 01-01-2011 17:51

#13

Thanks Janet, I have corrected that!:)

Posted by rvanderweele on 01-01-2011 17:52

#14

It looks quite similar indeed. But I put the photo on the maillist for Opilionid lovers. I will let you know the result

Posted by rvanderweele on 02-01-2011 21:24

#15

Dear Miriam,

the correct name is Heteromitobates discolor. Marcio Dasilva told me this. He made a revision of the Goniosomatinae. He told furthermore that this species is common in the neighbourhood of Paraty in Brazil.

cheers,

Ruud

Posted by blowave on 02-01-2011 21:28

#16

So the species is correct, but it has had a genus name change. Thanks Ruud, it's good to have friends in the right places! :D

Posted by bonitin on 03-01-2011 00:36

#17

Great ! Thanks so much Ruud for asking your friend!:)Heteromitobates discolor it will be then!
Have to change the title once more!:D

Indeed its nice to have friends in the good place like Janet says!