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Spider mech!! (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I came here to say exactly this. Like, I wasn't perfectly sure, but I was pretty sure this was a harvestment not a spider.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Same family as 'Daddy Long Legs'? From my colloquial knowledge they eat mosquitos, so pay them no mind if your tent is crawling with them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yep! "Daddy long legs" is a widely applied colloquial term for harvestman, or opiliones. Though I'm sure some spider species are also called that by some people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Given the colloquial meaning of daddy nowadays, that name tickles me greatly.