Daddy longlegs

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Daddy longlegs is an ambiguous common name referring to several unrelated terrestrial arthropods which have in common extremely long slender legs. Its use is highly regional, so the "Daddy longlegs" of one area is completely different from another. In parts of the UK the "Daddy Longlegs" is known as the "Ginny Spinner". It is common names like these which spurred development of the formal scientific classification system.

In the animal kingdom, "Daddy longlegs" may refer to:

A harvestman ( Opiliones)
A Daddy long-legs spider (Pholcidae, cellar spider, house spider or vibrating spider)
A crane fly (Tipulidae)

It can also refer to:

Daddy Long Legs is also the lead singer of the rap metal group Wolfpac. Also one of the original line up of The Bloodhound Gang.
Daddy-Long-Legs (novel) is a children's novel written in 1912 by Jean Webster.
Daddy Long Legs a 1955 musical film

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