RE: Green - TRAVEL CONTEST #163 and winners from CONTEST #158 - Life

This was a photograph I took back in August 2019. While "traveling" around in the yard checking on our various plants and flowers. As I was looking to see if there was any poison ivy before I started sticking my hands in there, I happened to see this Daddy Longlegs (Harvestmen) and wanted to try and get a closer look. Keep in mind, this was back before my MS had gotten bad enough, that I couldn't get down on my knees and elbows to get this photo...

These little things get such a bad rap because so many people don't like spiders. Even though, they aren't really spiders. Though the legend goes something like, "They are the most poisonous spiders in the world. They just have a tiny mouth", is the farthest from the truth... You can see this described in the Missouri Department of Conservation site. From the "Description":

Most of us are familiar with the common, harmless, spiderlike “harvestman,” with its remarkably long, wiggly legs. We can easily see differences between harvestmen and spiders. The body is a simple oval, and it’s usually hard to tell where the “head” ends and the segmented “abdomen” begins. They also lack silk and venom glands, and they only have two eyes.

It's kind of hard for them to be the most poisonous spider when they have no "venom glands" 😄 Regardless... I felt this photograph would fit nicely, for this contest. Thank you for taking the time to read this comment!

Wes...