daddy longlegs, name applied to the harvestman harvestman, arachnid, often called daddy longlegs because of its eight long, slender legs. The harvestman has a rounded or oval body possessing glands that give off an acrid scent.
..... Click the link for more information. , an arachnid, and to the crane fly crane fly, true fly resembling a mosquito, often called daddy longlegs because of its six long, delicate legs. (The harvestman , also called daddy longlegs, belongs to an unrelated order.) Most species of crane flies have a single pair of wings and slender bodies.
..... Click the link for more information. , an insect.
Any of the 3,400 arachnid species constituting the order Opiliones. Daddy longlegs differ from spiders in having extremely long, thin legs and a spherical or oval body that is not divided in two. The body is approximately 0.05–1.0 in. (1–22 mm) long; the fragile legs may be 20 times the body length. Males are smaller than females. Adults have a pair of glands that secrete a foul-smelling fluid. Daddy longlegs are very widely distributed in temperate regions and in the tropics. The U.S. and Canada have about 150 species. They feed on insects, mites, spiders, carrion, and vegetable matter. See also crane fly.
..... Click the link for more information. , an arachnid, and to the crane fly crane fly, true fly resembling a mosquito, often called daddy longlegs because of its six long, delicate legs. (The harvestman , also called daddy longlegs, belongs to an unrelated order.) Most species of crane flies have a single pair of wings and slender bodies.
..... Click the link for more information. , an insect.
daddy longlegs
or harvestman)
Daddy longlegs, or harvestman (order Opiliones).
(credit: E.S. Ross)
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