Opilio canestrinii
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This is a large and quite distinctive harvestman. ID is relatively easy as most individuals have at least some orange colouration and dark (almost black legs) Opilio canestrinii is often found in gardens and around houses and is an invasive species, which seems to have replaced Opilio parietinus in most parts of the UK. These O. canestrinii adults are yet another species we have found at a single Worksop house. Female (top two photographs) and male, both photographed in August 2010.
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UK distribution of Opilio canestrinii
 

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