Cranefly
The daddy long legs is named for its incredibly long legs, which are massive in comparison to its body.
The name daddy-long-legs beginning is unknown. It is suspected to have come from a book by Jean Webster about a girl in an orphanage whose benefactor is a tall man whom has long legs and she calls him Daddy Long Legs.
Daddy long legs or Pholcus phalangioides
The scientific name for a daddy long leg is Pholcus phalangioides.
Daddy long legs
None of the species know by the common name "daddy long legs" have gills, nor do they live in water and have need of them.
It is the common name for a really long legged spider (arachnid).
harvestman spider
Daddy Long Legs, most commonly used in the U.K. In the U.S., Daddy Long Legs typically refers to a kind of spider.
Spiders usually have two body-parts while daddy long-legs have only one. Daddy long-legs have a teeny body with very long and thin legs, hence the name. Some spiders might have long legs and small body but you'll never find one as scrawny as the daddy long-legs. You can find daddy long-legs in groups sometimes while spiders are always alone. Spiders defend themselves by biting. Daddy long-legs spit acid and cannot bite, they're fangs are too small to penetrate skin.
Daddy long legs is the name given to an insect that I believe is in the spider family. It is characterized by its very long thin legs. It is a harmless insect without venom but useful in killing off other pesky bugs.
It was the first daddy spider in the world so it's name is daddy longlegs! It also have really really long legs... so yeah