daddy longlegs
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These contraptions look like daddy longlegs with tiny hooks at each foot to hold them in place in the vein.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022
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
Linda draped an arm around her daughter, softly shook her head: “But they won’t hurt you, honey. They don’t bite—” The house was literally crawling with daddy longlegs.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
