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Leiobunum

Arachnids

Leiobunum is a genus of harvestmen in the family Sclerosomatidae, comprising more than one hundred described species distributed across North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its members are recognized by extremely long legs, especially the second pair, which function mainly as sensory organs rather than for walking, and by pronounced differences between the sexes, with males smaller and flatter-bodied and females larger with a raised abdomen. Many species in the genus are strikingly gregarious, gathering into large clustered aggregations on tree trunks, walls and similar surfaces, a behavior that has made the genus one of the more visible and recognizable harvestman groups.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
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Child Taxon Of

Opiliones, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Leiobunum
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1. Wikipedia: Leiobunum
Wikipediaarticle text (diet), EntityId 320465
Quote, article text (diet), EntityId 320465
Leiobunum are considered to be omnivores with an ability for predation and scavenging.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ138879, descriptionView the Source
Wikidata: Leiobunum
  • Wikidata Q138879, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Opiliones, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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