The name daddy longlegs comes from their small form and long legs, while the name harvestman comes from the fact that they are often seen in large numbers around harvest time during the autumn months.

Outside, daddy long legs lay their eggs in damp soil and decaying plant matter, so it's advised to maintain your garden well.

It was named ‘Pioneer’ but popularly known as ‘daddy long-legs’. Power was provided by an electricity cable mounted on tall poles along the shoreline, connected by trolley poles to motors ...