1/7: Happy Valentine's Day! I've written a short quiz about the love lives of harvestmen (Opiliones).
Comment/jot your answers down and I'll reveal them tomorrow!
Head to the SRS pages for hints!
http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php 
@BritishSpiders #harvestmen #opiliones #britisharachnology
2/7: 1) Some harvestmen form large groups (aggregations). The largest recorded aggregation was on a candelabra cactus in a Mexican desert.
Approximately how many individuals were recorded?
3/7: 2) True or false: Trogulus and Anelasmocephalus predate snails and lay their eggs in the empty shells?
4/7: 3) Which UK species DOES NOT reproduce predominantly by parthenogenesis (females producing viable eggs without mating)?
5/7: 4) True or false: During courtship, harvestmen tap and stroke each other with their legs and palps?
6/7: 5) True or false: Harvestmen are usually monogamous and pair up for life.
7/7: 6) Parental care of eggs and newly-hatched nymphs has been observed in:
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