What is a 'Daddy Long Legs' in different parts of the world?

There are a few things known as Daddy Longlegs, the Harvestmen, Crane Fly, and the Cellar Spider. Harvestmen are known as Daddy Longlegs in the UK and parts of North America. They are a non-spider arachnid and are nonvenomous. The Crane Fly is a true fly and is pretty boring. read more

There are a few things known as Daddy Longlegs, the Harvestmen, Crane Fly, and the Cellar Spider. Harvestmen are known as Daddy Longlegs in the UK and parts of North America. read more

In North America, the reason for at least part of their name is pretty obvious— the species we see most frequently have very long, thin legs. But there are different names for them around the world. “In other regions, their common names reflect different attributes found in the species common to those areas," Clouse says. read more

A group of daddy long-legs of the order Opiliones. Credit: Creative Commons | Luis Fernández García Daddy longlegs is a term used to refer to three different types of critters, and only one of them is a spider. read more