Daddy longlegs got their long legs by reusing some old evolutionary tools

The first genome of a daddy longlegs is giving up clues to the evolution of the gangly appendages that give members of the order Opiliones their common name.

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Daddy Longlegs

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When a daddy longlegs is attacked by a flatworm things get messy

Daddy longlegs got their long legs by reusing some old evolutionary tools

Ohio's Natural Enemies: Harvestmen (also known as daddy longlegs)

Why are daddy long legs called such a thing? I fully understand the long legs but why daddy? And is there a mummy long legs? - Quora

Daddy longlegs got their long legs by reusing some old evolutionary tools

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