Opilio canestrinii (Thorell, 1876)

This species is actually an italien species that has been invading the rest of Europe since the 1970s, enabled by climate change.

 

Unfortunately it is also very likely they are the cause for the decline of two other Opilio species here in Germany, Opilio parietinus and Opilio saxtilis, which is a shame.

 

To make things even worse they aren't even a very interesing looking species, almost no pattern, no spikes or interesing shapes, just orange. If you are invasive why aren't you at least pretty?

 

Giving them a bit of a hard time, I actually like them, still a shame they are likely pretty bad for our native harvestmen.

 

 

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Magnification: ~1.5x

Handheld stacked image

ISO 200, f8, 1/50s

 

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