LOL - I'm from the Midwest but my parent's were native New Yorkers and I
picked up a lot of their affectations of speech. And *they* always
called these guys daddy long legs as well... So it must be universal....
Mark
On 10/7/2013 10:35 PM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
well I'm from the midwest too, Mark - and certainly harvestmen were
what we called Daddy Long Legs - I didn't even learn the term harvestmen
until -um- maybe twenty or thirty years ago.
The regional names for all sorts of species can get confusing... just
like "Sweet Rolls" and "Danish" or "Soda" vs "pop", eh?
ann
On 10/7/2013 22:22, Mark C wrote:
Thanks, Ann, and everyone else who took a look!
I think that "daddy Long Legs" refers to either these harvestmen
thingies (they are actually not spiders) or to long legged cellar
spiders (true spiders). Someone once asked me to take a bunch of photos
of "daddy long legs" for an article he was writing and was totally
baffled when I sent him photos of Opiliones (harvestmen) when he wanted
Pholcidae (cellar spiders). Maybe a regional difference? I don't know..
Mark
On 10/7/2013 8:30 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Well Daddy Long Legs (grew up calling them that, too) , Late Bloomer
and Leaves on grass are my faves. Good stuff, Mark
ann
On 10/6/2013 02:58, Mark C wrote:
www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/autumn-impressions
K-01, D-FA 100mm f2.8
C&C always appreciated...
Mark
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