Daddy longlegs /(?)/

Dad·dy long·legs

Daddy longlegs
  1. An arachnidan of the genus Phalangium, and allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long legs; -- called also harvestman, carter, and grandfather longlegs. (Zool.)
  2. A name applied to many species of dipterous insects of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs. (Zool.)