• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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      I’m gonna be honest. I’ve used the term to refer to both Pholcidae, and crane fly. I didn’t even realize they weren’t the same, I didn’t count the legs. I was really confused why sometimes it made a web and someone it had wings. The wings made me doubt it was a spider… But now it turns out it’s just two similar ass bugs, and I should have paid closer attention.

      Edit: opinions to Opiliones

      Edit 2: Opiliones to Pholcidae. Pasted the wrong text fml

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        If you want to get really pedantic, none of the three completely different arthropods commonly called daddy longlegs are true bugs. True bugs are the order Hemiptera while crane flies are in Diptera and cellar spiders and harvestmen aren’t insects at all.

        Also, Opiliones don’t produce silk and don’t make webs, but Pholcidae do.

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          I meant Pholcidae not Opiliones, too many tabs open and I didn’t look at the pic when I referenced the tab to get the name. 🤦