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This combination of three photos shows a robin eating spiders in the snow-covered landscape in the western German city of Essen on Tuesday. Many parts of the country are experiencing cold weather with snowfall.

A bird eats spiders in the snow

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Comment author avatarxmtr

FYI, those aren't spiders they're Opiliones, also known as harvestmen or daddy long legs:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvestmen

    Reply#1 - Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:26 PM EST
    Comment author avatarJaye Schmus

    Technically, those are harvestmen, aka daddy longlegs.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvestman

    They have eight legs, so they're arachnids, but they're not spiders.

      Reply#2 - Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:29 PM EST
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