daddy longlegs
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The researchers believe that this new finding helps explain some mysteries about daddy longlegs.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2024
If there’s one defining trait of daddy longlegs, it has to be their legs.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 3, 2021
Most memorable was the state campground somewhere in Iowa with the very tall grass and daddy longlegs everywhere.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2021
But it was nothing to be afraid of, they were daddy longlegs.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2019
At least a dozen daddy longlegs were arranged along the bottom of the cool porcelain tub, quiet, quivering when the light blared on and her shadow fell.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
