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• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  For those who might be confused, “daddy longlegs” colloquially refers to two totally separate things. Spiders are of the order Araneae under class Arachnida (they’re arachnids; go figure).

  “Daddy longlegs” often refers to cellar spiders, the family Pholcidae within the spiders. However, “daddy longlegs” also refers to another order of arachnids altogether called Opiliones, also known as harvestmen. So if this doesn’t look like the daddy longlegs you know, that’s why; they’re not a “different type” of the cellar spider you’re familiar with.

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  • warm@kbin.earth ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Also crane flies!

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    • Deebster@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That’s what I think of when I hear The name Daddy Longlegs. Wikipedia tells me that they’re called “Jenny long legs” in Scotland and Pilib an Gheataire (“Skinny Philip”) in Irish.

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    • xorollo@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Skeeter eater!

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  • remon@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Make that 3 things: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_fly

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    • xorollo@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Obvs that’s a skeeter eater, not a daddy longlegs. Plant is pretty.

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  • sartalon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Here’s the thing…

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    • TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Funnily enough, that Unidan copypasta is 100% correct. I don’t know why, for as long-winded as it is, though, he doesn’t use use more taxonomic names to make it precise: jackdaws are in genus Coloeus, and crows and ravens are in genus Corvus, both under family Corvidae. The apes are the primate superfamily Hominoidea, which Homo sapiens sits under. There, Unidan; that’s all you had to say.

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• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Daddy Longlegs are cute!

  They’re almost completely harmless to humans, and pets, aside of possible small rodents.

  They kill smaller pests, and can even kill other spiders that actually are dangerous to humans.

  But I want the sequel, Mommy StepsAlot.

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  • remon@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This one is the harvestmen daddy long legs, not the spider one.

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    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      But harvestman doesn’t allie-oop into a sex pun.

      Wait.

      Unless you go into HarvestMoon r34 fanfiction.

      … Nope, not going there today, lol.

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  • deepus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    What do they do to rodents?

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    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Theoretically, a very small animal, or one that is quite sick and unhealthy, or basically a new born…

      They may be small enough and have weak enough skin that a longlegs could actually penetrate the dermis and actually deliver a potentially troubling amount of venom.

      IIRC, small rodents are things that a longlegs could potentially deliver an effective bite to… but I am not completely sure where or how exactly to draw the line.

      Basically, they have a decent venom, but their fangs are quite bad at penetrating most kinds of skin… they are geared mainly toward hunting other small insects… but its not 100% impossible to harm something a bit bigger.

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  • x0x7@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Here you go img.gvid.tv/i/2xQ6jyW4.jpg

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    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      ‘Failed to load image’

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• Codpiece@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Harvestman is kinky?

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  • ChrysanthemumIndica@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That’s the best name for them! (We called them grandaddy long legs where I grew up, they were always so cute and ticklish)

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• Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I get it, but scientists don’t come up with common names. The name scientists came up with for them is Opiliones.

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• Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Possibly the original? or at least another widespread name for them is ‘granddaddy longlegs’, which is a very different kink. 🍋🥳

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  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    John Wayne is big leggy might turn your crank.

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• affenlehrer@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  We call them “Schneider” (tailor) in Germany. Or at least some creature looking similar to this one.

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  • DonPiano@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Another name: Weberknechte, weaver’s servant/slave/minion (think a person who lives and works and belongs/‘belongs’ to a farm)

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  • haerrii@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That took me down the rabbithole of Wikipedia, cause I could swear that Schneiders were big flying insects in my childhood. Turns out there is a whole bunch of confusion in naming going on, and not just in german. Daddy long legs (I guess what the meme plays on) can be an arachnid or an insect depending on whom you ask

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    • affenlehrer@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Ah, right… I forgot the flying things. Yes, for some reason they’re also called Schneider

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    • banause@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The one with the wings is clearly a “Häbbergas”.

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  • 1stQ@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Never heard anyone calling that a Schneider in northern Germany. It’s popularly called Oma Langbein (or the official term Weberknecht) in my area. Though Wikipedia doesn’t know the Oma, only Opa.

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    • affenlehrer@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I live in the Niederrhein region and never heard the Oma/Opa Langbein term before :)

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• FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Urghhhhhhhhh, so looooonggggg

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  • FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Euthanize me.

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    • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Would moisturizing be an acceptable alternative?

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• hakase@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s a good name in my humble opilion

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• Zerush@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  These arachnits are more pathetic than creepy. Sometimes also called Master 7 legs, because they are very fragil creatures and often lose one or more legs. Anyway, as almost all spiders useful creatures.

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