did you ever see any tree that seems to have hair? We suggest you don’t touch them if you don’t want to be surprised. That hair is the legs of millions of harvestmenbetter known as “goofy spiders“.
Recently, a video in which a tree with hair can be seen went viral on social networks. A fact that surprised several Internet users.
However, in the video that was shared through Tiktok, it is shown that this “black mane” of the trees is millions of “goofy spiders“. These animals usually rest on the bark of trees, rocks or a hole.
So if you suffer from arachnophobia or just don’t want to be scared, we recommend that you don’t touch them.
@farzate92 They are harmless spiders, they feed on flying bugs that fall into their nest, if you see them, just do not disturb them and they are not aggressive.
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Harvesters or “patona spiders”
Harvesters belong to the arthropod family., to which spiders also belong. However, this species of insects are not spiders in the strict sense.
They are commonly related to spiders due to their physiognomy, since they have a cephalothorax from which eight legs emerge. The nickname of “goofy spidersThey receive it by the length of its legs.
Harvests, on the other hand, are not poisonous and are not capable of weaving “cobwebs”. This is because they lack the specific glands to perform that task.
Similarly, and unlike spiders, these arthropods only have two eyes. Most harvestmen are usually scavengers, although there are some that hunt other insects for food.
The reasons why they agglutinate in this way in the bark of trees are unknown. Some researchers suggest that it may be to camouflage and go unnoticed by their predators.
Others point out that it can be a way to protect yourself from inclement weather.
So now you know, if you ever come across a tree that has “thick hair”, don’t touch it to avoid surprises.