Harvestman

Those legs of a harvestman, or Opiliones are really long, up to 16 cm
They are no spiders, but a species of its own.
"The most easily discernible difference between harvestmen and spiders is that in harvestmen, the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen is broad, so that the body appears to be a single oval structure. Other differences include the fact that Opiliones have no venom glands in their chelicerae, so pose no danger to humans.
They also have no silk glands and therefore do not build webs.´
Most Opiliones have a single pair of eyes in the middle of the head, oriented sideways." (*Wikipedia, there you can find more interesting details)
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