I just tried looking too and also reached the end of the internet. I do recall from childhood, just barely, that the name seemed appropriate at the time. To little kids, daddies have long thin legs.
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I thought outside of the box and used Bing:
WikiAnswers - How did daddy long legs get their name
Although that refers to the american flavour Daddy LonglegsComment
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Some people call them granddaddy long-legs:
Is this a clue or does it deepen the mystery further?Some species, especially Pholcus phalangioides, are commonly called granddaddy long-legs spider, daddy long-legs spider, daddy long-legger, cellar spider, vibrating spider, or house spider. Confusion often arises because the name "daddy long-legs" is also applied to two distantly related arthropod groups: the harvestmen (which are arachnids but not spiders), and crane flies (which are insects).
Pholcidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaComment
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Anyway, shouldn't they more correctly be called daddy longlegged spiders (rather than daddy longlegs spider)?Comment
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Crane flies are one of the few insects i can touch, don't mind cupping them in my hand and lobbing them out of the window. Other cup-able insects include ladybirds and moths.
All other insects are bastards.Comment
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My previous post was incorrect. They are crane flies and therefore insects.+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Cute?????? Baby Goats are cute, bunnies are cute. Ants are little killing machines.Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
Bumble Bees are kinda cute.Comment
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Baby goats cuteOriginally posted by Durbs View Post
Even with their evil devil eyes?
Contrast with an ant:
Okay, the eyes do seem to bulge a bit from this angle.Comment
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