# @ortho on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSKhHOmjTLM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37850237-ortho-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-12T13:01:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ortho (@Ortho) — https://gondola.cc/Ortho

## Caption

The nickname “Daddy Long Legs” doesn’t just apply to one creature — it’s used around the world for three completely different ones.

Opiliones — harvestmen (not spiders)
Tipulidae — crane flies (not spiders, not dangerous)
Pholcidae — cellar spiders (the only true spider in the mix)
What you call “Daddy Long Legs” depends on where you grew up — biology says they’re not even in the same family.
If you’ve argued about this before, turns out… everyone might’ve been right.

#OrthoHomeDefense #OrthoInsights #WhoIsDaddyLongLegs #Entomology #ScienceTok #BugFacts

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orthohomedefense, orthoinsights, whoisdaddylonglegs, sciencetok, entomology, bugfacts

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