tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070009520447499812.post6092516681526473220..comments2023-10-21T08:17:24.906-07:00Comments on Frog on the Pumpkin: Okay so you are rightChris 'Frog Queen' Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080568376145572154noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070009520447499812.post-16448721804924287572010-07-14T18:18:32.877-07:002010-07-14T18:18:32.877-07:00P.S.!!! I just looked up faucheux and WOW, I had n...P.S.!!! I just looked up faucheux and WOW, I had no idea they could be little French reapers too! Thanks for that.Dusti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12080241616139949182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070009520447499812.post-53856543259936946452010-07-14T18:16:04.533-07:002010-07-14T18:16:04.533-07:00WOW, I am astonished! I agree with the person who ...WOW, I am astonished! I agree with the person who said they call them daddy long legs. I was looking at that picture and thinking "What is this that looks exactly like a Grandaddy Longlegs? I love spiders, not crazy about these but they don't bother me. They look way creepy on the bright white clinical background! They look different in flower beds and on logs. I am so excited to know they are also called "Harvestmen", although I agree; kinda grody to think of what they are harvesting...?Dusti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12080241616139949182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070009520447499812.post-18557015024244466342010-07-14T07:01:26.436-07:002010-07-14T07:01:26.436-07:00I'm not the least bit arachnophobic. I think s...I'm not the least bit arachnophobic. I think spy-durs are neat. Houseflies now or those million legged creepy crawly things like millipedes....ewwwww!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070009520447499812.post-87525976749063313562010-07-14T04:10:12.136-07:002010-07-14T04:10:12.136-07:00I have never heard them called Harvestmen before. ...I have never heard them called Harvestmen before. The term we have always used is "Daddy Long-Legs". I have heard (but have never tried) that they are edible and have a taste similar to peppermint.Dave the Deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757973225252795039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070009520447499812.post-82956336300587057032010-07-13T18:30:25.410-07:002010-07-13T18:30:25.410-07:00They are creepy little devilsThey are creepy little devilsJessica Penothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04151171434078139270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070009520447499812.post-31619604849029459092010-07-13T18:26:26.321-07:002010-07-13T18:26:26.321-07:00Here is the reason they are called Harvestmen:
...Here is the reason they are called Harvestmen:<br /> <br /><br />The name harvestmen probably derives from the fact that these arachnids are most often seen in late summer and fall at harvest time. The French name, faucheux for reapers, is probably similarly derived.Kimboolyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965643673874320116noreply@blogger.com