Pholcus
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The spider
genus Pholcus contains the Daddy long-legs spider P. phalangioides
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Confusion often arises because the name "Daddy longlegs
" is also applied to two other unrelated arthropods: the Harvestman and the Crane Fly
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Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
genus Pholcus contains the Daddy long-legs spider P. phalangioides
Pholcus phalangioides
The cellar spider or daddy longlegs , also known as the skull spider due to its cephalothorax looking like a human skull, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. Females have a body length of about 9 mm; males are slightly smaller. Its legs are about 5 or 6 times the length of its body...
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Confusion often arises because the name "Daddy longlegs
Daddy longlegs
-Biology:* Opiliones, an order of arachnids also commonly known as harvestmen* Crane fly, winged insects belonging to the family Tipulidae* Pholcidae, a family of spiders also commonly known as cellar spiders...
" is also applied to two other unrelated arthropods: the Harvestman and the Crane Fly
Crane fly
A crane fly is an insect in the family Tipulidae. Adults are very slender, long-legged flies that may vary in length from though tropical species may exceed to ....
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