Why are daddy long legs called such a thing? I fully understand

Answer (1 of 5): Faroese, a norse language most closely related to Icelandic, has a very ancient name for this spider that also corresponds similarly to the norse god: Loki. "lokki~grindalokki~grindalokkur" means 'daddy-long-legs'.

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Why are daddy long legs called such a thing? I fully understand the long legs but why daddy? And is there a mummy long legs? - Quora

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We all call them daddy long legs but does anyone know what they actually are? We are in the south and our house is full of them! : r/tasmania

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Anybody know the name of this Spider? (ID) I have a few in my bathroom and here it has caught a smaller spider for a meal, they are really cool, location warm