DSC_3150 Long-legged harvestman (Pantopsalis phocator) large male on fallen rata leaves, displaying elongated chelicerae. From beech forest in the Upper Eglington Valley, Fiordland *
DSC_6168 Long-legged harvestman (Pantopsalis coronata) displaying greatly elongated chelicerae of male. Male harvestman such as these may possess the most exaggerated weapons in the animal kingdom. In some Pantopsalis species, males may display either elongated (sword-like/beta males), or short broad (dagger-like/alpha males) chelicerae, within the same population. Orari Gorge, Canterbury *
DSC_6158 Long-legged harvestman (Pantopsalis coronata) displaying greatly elongated chelicerae of male. Male harvestman such as these may possess the most exaggerated weapons in the animal kingdom. In some Pantopsalis species, males may display either elongated (sword-like/beta males), or short broad (dagger-like/alpha males) chelicerae, within the same population. Orari Gorge, Canterbury *
