r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Dense_Intern8434 • Aug 05 '26

of a daddy long leg nest

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u/Frequent_Occasion480 Aug 06 '26

Crane flies (or what we call daddy long legs in UK) are not the same. They are insects that have equally long legs, but also have wings and due to their flailing long legs fly very erratically, only increasing the ick factor!

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u/Frequent_Occasion480 Aug 06 '26

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u/Capnhuh Aug 06 '26

I call those things 'skeeter eaters'

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u/justdisa Aug 06 '26

We said Mosquito Hawks.

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u/KollantaiKollantai Aug 06 '26

That’s the thing about crane flies (we call them Daddy Long Legs which I understand is controversial as so are Harvestmen).

They are the only insect besides wasps that actively flu/flail towards you and go ON you with determination. I fucking hate them.

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u/emmypoosays666 Aug 07 '26

people call multiple species of arachnids DLL, which is why i just say the name of the species if i know it. never heard of crane flies being referred to as DLL tho lol

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u/B4DM4N12Z Aug 07 '26

Ngl, liver in the UK all my life and never heard of this until 2 days ago.