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Bookmark or Share- Opiliones - WikipediaTo deflect attacks and enhance escape, long-legged species – commonly known as daddy long-legs – from the Eupnoi suborder, use two mechanisms. One is bobbing, for which these particular individuals bounce their bodies.
- Are Daddy Longlegs Truly Spiders? Setting the Record StraightPart of the family Tetragnathidae, these spiders are often mistaken for daddy longlegs, due to their long, thin legs and delicate appearance. However, these creatures have distinct characteristics and behaviors that set them apart.
- Daddy Longlegs: Arachnids, but Not Spiders - ThoughtCoLike all arachnids, daddy longlegs have eight legs and tend to skitter about the way spiders do. You often see them in the same places where you see spiders, too. But daddy longlegs are more like scorpions than spiders.
- 16 Fascinating Facts About Daddy Longlegs - Mental FlossThat thing you heard at summer camp about daddy longlegs being the most poisonous creature in the world, but with fangs too weak to bite you? Not true. They don't even have fangs, and they...
- Daddy longlegs | Arachnid, Harvestman & Opiliones | Britannicadaddy longlegs, (order Opiliones), any of more than 6,000 species of arachnids (class Arachnida) that are known for their extremely long and thin legs and for their compact bodies. Daddy longlegs are closely related to scorpions (order Scorpiones) but, because of their appearance, are often mistaken as spiders (order Araneida or Araneae).
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