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dence that it is so. They destroy their prey by crushing it 

 with their palpi. 



Family PHRYNlDiE (Phryn'i-dae). 



The Tailless Whip-scorpions. 



This family is represented in our fauna by the genus 

 Phrynus (Phry'nus), the members of which are smaller than 

 the Giant Whip-scorpion. In this family the front legs 

 are even more whip-lash-like than in the preceding family ; 

 the whole body is relatively shorter and broader; the 

 abdomen is joined to the thorax by a slender stalk, and 

 the tail-like appendage is lacking. 



Order Phalangidea (Phal-an-gid'e-a). 

 The Harvestmen, or Daddy Long Legs. 



The Harvestmen are very common in most parts of 

 the United States. They are well known to children in 

 this country under the name Daddy Long Legs, but as this 

 name is also sometimes applied to Crane-flies, Harvestmen 

 is preferable. In some sections of the country the Har- 

 vestmen are known as Grandfather Graybeards. 



Most Harvestmen can be recognized by their very long 

 and slender legs (Fig. 12), although some species have 



Fig. 12.— The Striped Harvestman. 



comparatively short ones. The cephalothorax is indistinctly 

 if at all segmented. The abdomen is short, broad, consists 



