Seven legged harvestman
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Seven legged harvestman
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 27 Sep 2017
Phalangium opilio. Although an arachnid and related to spiders it is not. Unlike the spiders, it has no silk glands so is not able to spin a web. It does not have fangs and does not produce venom. It catches its insect prey by using hooks on the ends of its legs. They are also able to shed a leg to escape preditors, which is probably what has happened here.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.213289
Longitude
0.17051