Harvestman molt

[drevilsmom]

I also put this up on www.bugguide.net (http://www.bugguide.net) as I didn't notice them having a series.

#1
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/drevilsmom/harvestmanmolt.jpg

#2
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/drevilsmom/harvestmanmolt1.jpg

#3
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/drevilsmom/harvestmanmolt2.jpg

#4
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/drevilsmom/harvestmanmolt3.jpg

#5
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/drevilsmom/harvestmanmolt4.jpg

#6
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s254/drevilsmom/harvestmanmolt5.jpg

I think #3 was my personal favorite. These were taken while it was fairly windy, and the camera was handheld, so I don't think I did too terribly bad. :D

[mhall711]

SO cool! I wish I could have watched that! And I also like #3 best.

[LordV]

Wonderful series- that looks really weird :)
Brian V.

[johnkermit1]

wow...that is a great series...strange indeed...

[macro junkie]

wow what a find..u did unberlivibly well to fid this//i for one have never ever seen this in the wild or in a pic on the forum..great find drevilsmom.:)

[racketman]

has an aquatic look to it, very interesting find.

[drevilsmom]

Thanks guys... It was really cool to watch because it would loop its legs around in circles trying to pry them out of the old skin. It's legs kind of looked like mini lassoes. I was actually getting pictures of a huge slug and a sawfly larva on the same tree when I spotted this fella. My hubby probably thought I was a nut as I went from one side of the tree to another, especially as I was waiting for the slug to change positions and the harvestman to make progress. :rolleyes::lol: