The name daddy longlegs comes from their small form and long legs, while the name harvestman comes from the fact that they are often seen in large numbers around harvest time during the autumn months.

Harvestmen have a small, compact body and extremely long legs, which is why they are sometimes colloquially referred to as ...

Commonly called daddy long-legs or harvestmen, the real name for this spindly bug is the cranefly. It’s often confused with a spider, which it’s not. Other popular nicknames include skeeter ...

It was named ‘Pioneer’ but popularly known as ‘daddy long-legs’. Power was provided by an electricity cable mounted on tall poles along the shoreline, connected by trolley poles to motors ...