Daddy longlegs

Daddy longlegs is an ambiguous common name referring to several unrelated terrestrial arthropods which have in common extremely long slender legs and little else. It's use is highly regional, so the "Daddy longlegs" of one area is completely different from another. It is common names like this which spurred development of the formal scientific naming system.

Daddy Longlegs may refer to:

• A Harvestman, or member of the Opiliones.
• A spider of the family Pholcidae, also known as a house spider, cellar spider or vibrating spider.
• A fly of the family Tipulidae (Crane fly).

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