daddy longlegs

or harvestman

Any of the 3,400 arachnid species constituting the order Opiliones. Daddy longlegs differ from spiders in having extremely long, thin legs and a spherical or oval body that is not divided in two. The body is approximately 0.05–1.0 in. (1–22 mm) long; the fragile legs may be 20 times the body length. Males are smaller than females. Adults have a pair of glands that secrete a foul-smelling fluid. Daddy longlegs are very widely distributed in temperate regions and in the tropics. The U.S. and Canada have about 150 species. They feed on insects, mites, spiders, carrion, and vegetable matter. Seealso crane fly.

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Harmless, slow-flying dipteran (family Tipulidae) usually found around water or abundant vegetation. It ranges in size from tiny to slightly over 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. Larvae of the range crane fly (Tipula simplex) are called leatherjackets because of their tough brown skin. In northern latitudes a wingless crane-fly species is found on snow. The crane fly is also called daddy longlegs in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. (in the U.S., daddy longlegs refers to an arachnid).

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Daddy is a diminutive, familiar term for a father. Daddy may also mean:

Films

• Daddy (1989 film) - Indian Hindi language film staring Anupam Kher and Pooja Bhatt (directed by Mahesh Bhatt)
• Daddy (1992 film) - Indian Malayalam language film starring Arvind Swamy, Gouthami Tadimalla, Suresh Gopi
• Daddy (2001 film) - Indian Telugu language film staring Chiranjeevi (directed by Suresh Krishna)

Songs, Poems and Novels

• Daddy (novel), a novel by Danielle Steel
• Daddy (poem), a poem by Sylvia Plath
• "Daddy" (song), a song by KoЯn
• Daddy (Beyoncé song), a song by Beyoncé Knowles

Others

• Daddy or sugar daddy is a term for an age disparity in sexual relationships in which the older partner takes care of the younger, generally financially.
• Daddy G, pseudonym for Grant Marshall
• Slang for a dominant sexual role