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daddy longlegs

[dad-ee-lawng-legz, -long-] / ˈdæd iˈlɔŋˌlɛgz, -ˈlɒŋ- /


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If there’s one defining trait of daddy longlegs, it has to be their legs.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2021

But it was nothing to be afraid of, they were daddy longlegs.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2019

“We’d always capture daddy longlegs and put them on our arms, and we’d make mud puddles,” said Marcy Felch.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2018

Often, the best I could hope for was a damp cinder block structure filled with daddy longlegs.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2015

Hundreds of daddy longlegs spiders live in the utility boxes.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle


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