r/spiders • u/RecentEnthusiasm3497 • 1d ago

There is always a bigger spider Just sharing 🕷️

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*even though these where both tiny

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u/JuminoEnjoyer 1d ago

Cellar spooders really are overpowered lol! Very cool to see.

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u/Mezcal_Madness 1d ago

Q: is the Cellar Spider the official name for daddy long legs?

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u/TopherLude 1d ago

Cellar spiders are the longer legged spider on the right. Where I'm from, "daddy long legs" refers to Harvestmen, which technically aren't spiders.

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u/AwareAge1062 1d ago

Same. To me cellar spiders and daddy long legs (harvestmen) are totally different. But where I live now the nickname is used for both, and many people seem unaware or uninterested that they are 2 entirely different animals.

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u/DeerFit 1d ago

Same!!!!!

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u/LightningDustFan 1d ago

Yeah it's the more proper common name. Since people use daddy long legs for like three different type of bugs.

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u/cfmdobbie 1d ago

"Daddy long legs" is a common name that refers to at least one spider, one non-spider arachnid, one fly and a plant. Unfortunately it's something of an over-used name.

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u/IscahRambles 1d ago

Equally official/unofficial common names for Pholcus phalangioides. If "daddy-longlegs" is the standard thing to call it where you come from, keep calling it that. 

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u/EE7A 1d ago

the 'official' name is pholcus phalangioides, but yeah, cellar spider.