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I crave mental lint. What are some interesting facts that the hivemind (you) have stored away? (slrpnk.net)

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Bonus points for articles or links to said facts. I demand rabbit-holes to explore

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In many areas, "daddy longlegs" refers to harvestmen (opilliones) which are arachnids but not spiders. Their bodies only have one segment instead of two jointed segments.

The term is also sometimes applied to cranefiles, which are even further from spiders.