Opiliones
E425569
Opiliones, commonly known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs, are an order of arachnids characterized by compact bodies and long, slender legs, distinct from spiders by their fused body segments and lack of silk or venom glands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opiliones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4266693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Opiliones Context triple: [Arachnida, includesOrder, Opiliones]
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Two Youths
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Balilla
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Reedus
Reedus is the surname of American actor and model Norman Reedus, best known for his role as Daryl Dixon on the television series "The Walking Dead."
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Los Bilbilicos
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Leermens
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Opiliones Target entity description: Opiliones, commonly known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs, are an order of arachnids characterized by compact bodies and long, slender legs, distinct from spiders by their fused body segments and lack of silk or venom glands.
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A.
Two Youths
"Two Youths" is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso from his Rose Period, characterized by its warm palette and focus on youthful, introspective figures.
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B.
Balilla
Balilla is the nickname of Giovan Battista Perasso, a Genoese boy who became a symbol of youthful rebellion against Austrian rule in 18th-century Italy and later a fascist-era icon of nationalist youth.
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C.
Reedus
Reedus is the surname of American actor and model Norman Reedus, best known for his role as Daryl Dixon on the television series "The Walking Dead."
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D.
Los Bilbilicos
"Los Bilbilicos" is a well-known traditional Sephardic folk song, often performed in Ladino and celebrated for its lyrical, nostalgic evocation of love and nature.
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E.
Leermens
Leermens is a small village in the province of Groningen in the northern Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | order of arachnids ⓘ |
| absentFrom | Antarctica ⓘ |
| bodyLengthRange | approximately 1–22 mm (excluding legs) ⓘ |
| class | Arachnida ⓘ |
| commonName |
daddy longlegs
ⓘ
harvestmen ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism |
leg autotomy
ⓘ
release of repellent chemicals ⓘ thanatosis (feigning death) ⓘ |
| describedBy | Carl Ludwig Koch ⓘ |
| developmentType | direct development without metamorphosis ⓘ |
| diet |
omnivorous
ⓘ
predator of small invertebrates ⓘ scavenger ⓘ |
| differenceFromSpiders |
fused prosoma and opisthosoma
ⓘ
lack of silk production ⓘ lack of venom glands ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | spiders ⓘ |
| distribution | worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
decomposer
ⓘ
invertebrate predator ⓘ |
| eggLaying | oviparous ⓘ |
| estimatedSpeciesRichness | >10000 ⓘ |
| eyeType | median eyes on ocular tubercle ⓘ |
| habitat |
caves
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ leaf litter ⓘ under stones and logs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ability to autotomize legs
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compact body ⓘ fused body segments ⓘ lack of silk glands ⓘ lack of venom glands ⓘ long slender legs ⓘ odoriferous defensive glands ⓘ second pair of legs often used as sensory organs ⓘ segmented abdomen ⓘ simple eyes ⓘ single apparent body region ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | walking ⓘ |
| numberOfDescribedSpecies | >6500 ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| reproduction | internal fertilization ⓘ |
| suborder |
Cyphophthalmi
ⓘ
Dyspnoi ⓘ Eupnoi ⓘ Laniatores ⓘ |
| subphylum | Chelicerata ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1839 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Opiliones Description of subject: Opiliones, commonly known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs, are an order of arachnids characterized by compact bodies and long, slender legs, distinct from spiders by their fused body segments and lack of silk or venom glands.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.