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minus-squarefrigidaphelion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoYep! “Daddy long legs” is a widely applied colloquial term for harvestman, or opiliones. Though I’m sure some spider species are also called that by some people.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days agoGiven the colloquial meaning of daddy nowadays, that name tickles me greatly.
Yep! “Daddy long legs” is a widely applied colloquial term for harvestman, or opiliones. Though I’m sure some spider species are also called that by some people.
Given the colloquial meaning of daddy nowadays, that name tickles me greatly.
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