tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post596426356137551083..comments2023-10-23T17:28:57.604-04:00Comments on The Other 95%: Cellar SpidersKevin Zelniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-2491133942393651212008-10-13T02:38:00.000-04:002008-10-13T02:38:00.000-04:00Wait, Phalangium refers to both a harvestman genus...<I>Wait, Phalangium refers to both a harvestman genus and a group of true spiders?</I><BR/><BR/>Well, I don't know the context in which the classical word "phalangium" was used, so I don't know if the ancient Romans even distinguished spiders and harvestmen. For that matter, when Linnaeus first established the genus <I>Phalangium</I> it included species of a number of other arachnids, such as whip scorpions and amblypygids, as well as harvestmen, and it wasn't until latter that it was whittled down to its current interpretation.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-55280949200142827192008-10-12T20:56:00.000-04:002008-10-12T20:56:00.000-04:00That is a latin suffix I'll have to remember.Wait,...That is a latin suffix I'll have to remember.<BR/><BR/>Wait, Phalangium refers to both a harvestman genus and a group of true spiders?<BR/><BR/>I can sympathize with your discomfort with spiders BQ, my mother was bitten by a brown recluse when she was young and was scared of spiders from then on, imagine her horror when we were living in the Arizona Desert and she had taratulas crawling up the screen door. Or when we were in Texas and I would come home with tarantulas I had "fished" out of burrows crawling on my arms. She really was great not to freak, and even encourage more.Eric Heupelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327896268176961009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-30281823808767345212008-10-11T19:05:00.000-04:002008-10-11T19:05:00.000-04:00Phalangium opilio is the most widespread Palaearct...<I>Phalangium opilio</I> is the most widespread Palaearctic harvestman. So <I>phalangioides</I> means "similar to <I>Phalangium</I>".<BR/><BR/>The word "phalangium" itself is a Latin name for an unspecified variety of toxic spider.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-59484693862752862552008-10-11T15:38:00.000-04:002008-10-11T15:38:00.000-04:00I have to admit, spiders are not my favorites. An...I have to admit, spiders are not my favorites. And long legged spiders are right at the bottom of the list!Brine Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590457703177814575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-85514584669938357532008-10-11T13:04:00.000-04:002008-10-11T13:04:00.000-04:00I think the suffix "oides" means something to effe...I think the suffix "oides" means something to effect of "similar to". So maybe in this case phalangioides means "similar to a finger". Maybe Christopher can correct us on this one.Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-18580361696665503352008-10-11T12:27:00.000-04:002008-10-11T12:27:00.000-04:00world fingers?From the latin "phalanx" or "phalang...world fingers?<BR/><BR/>From the latin "phalanx" or "phalanges", and the greek "geos"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com