orange and violet ground spider
found these spiders under a rock in our backyard never seen one before and cant find anything online to identify them
Drew Audas
Wimberley, Tx (hill country)
Hi Drew,
This is some species of Harvestman in the order Opiliones. Â Harvestmen are sometimes called Daddy Long Legs, and they are related distantly to spiders.
I think this is a Dalquestia formosa. Its also known as the Halloween Harvestmen.
Thanks for the information.