daddy longlegs spider
Long-limbed web spinner
Daddy longlegs spider is the common name for cellar spiders—thin, gangly arachnids with extremely long legs relative to their small bodies.
They build loose, irregular webs in dark corners and basements.
The name causes confusion because "daddy longlegs" also refers to harvestmen, which aren't true spiders, and to crane flies.
- arachnidEight-legged wingless arthropod
- long legsExtended lower limbs
- eight legsArachnid or cephalopod trait
- bodyPhysical structure, living thing
- thinSmall in diameter
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- cellar spiders
spider body type
daddy longlegs spidertarantula
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