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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 crane fly (Tipulidae)
* A Daddy long-legs spider (Pholcids)