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Pholcidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some species, especially Pholcus phalangioides, are commonly called daddy long-legs spider, granddaddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, daddy long-legger, or vibrating spider.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pholcidae
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Daddy Long-legs Spider - Pholcidae - Encyclopedia of Life
Descriptions and articles about the Daddy Long-legs Spider, scientifically known as Pholcidae in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/194/details
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Daddy Longlegs: Spiders & Other Critters - Livescience
Daddy longlegs is a term used to refer to three different types of critters, and only one of them is a spider.
http://www.livescience.com/40069-daddy-longlegs.html
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Pholcus phalangioides (Longbodied Cellar Spider) - Spiders
Pholcus can mean either "bandy-legged" or "squinty-eyed" in Greek, but the intended meaning in the case of this spider is uncertain, though it is assumed that Walckenaer meant for it to mean "squinty-eyed" (Cameron 2005). In Greek, phalangioides likely means "looks like a finger bone."
http://www.spiders.us/species/pholcus-phalangioides
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BioKIDS - Pholcidae - Cellar Spider
Like all spiders, cellar spiders have two body-segments, a cephalothorax in front and an abdomen behind. They have eight legs, all attached to the cephalothorax.
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Pholcidae/
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Daddy-long-legs Spides - Australian Museum
Daddy-long-legs spiders are easily recognised by their extremely long, skinny legs and small body. They are cream to pale brown. Some species have darker markings on their legs and abdomen.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/daddy-long-legs-spider
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Daddy Long leg Spiders - Spiderzrule
Daddy-long-legs spiders have venom glands and fangs but their tiny fangs are fused at the base (uncate) however brown recluse spiders fangs are also uncate and they can certainly bite humans!
http://www.spiderzrule.com/daddy.htm
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Daddy-longlegs : Clemson University
You see them almost every day, but very little is known about daddy-longlegs, also called harvestmen. They are not spiders, but belong to a group with many different species, called Opiliones.
http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/esps/factsheets/household_structural/daddy_longlegs_hs47.html
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15 Fascinating Facts About Daddy Longlegs - MentalFloss
Yes, they are arachnids, but they are actually more closely related to scorpions than they are to spiders. They don't produce silk, have just one pair of eyes, and have a fused body.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/59455/15-fascinating-facts-about-daddy-longlegs
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UCR Spiders Site: Daddy Long Legs Myth
Most folks who retell this tale have no idea that they are referring to two completely separate groups of animals: "daddy-longlegs" and "daddy-longlegs spiders".
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
