Thursday, 23 July 2020

Why Are They Called Daddy Longlegs?

Why are they called daddy longlegs?


Why are They are called daddy longlegs?.
These spindly-legged spiders
are arachnids of the order Pholcidae.
According to UC Riverside,
"Previously the common name of this
family was the cellar spiders but
arachnologists have also given them the
moniker of "daddy-longlegs spiders"
because of the confusion generated by
the general public.

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