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Opiliones

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Description:

Particularly in North America, Opiliones are colloquially known by the name "daddy longlegs" or "granddaddy longlegs", but this name is also used for two other unrelated arthropods: the crane fly (Tipulidae) and the cellar spider (Pholcidae).

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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

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