Are Daddy Long Legs Spider?

Question

Are Daddy Long Legs Spider?

Answer 1

Many people call the very long legged house spiders daddy long legs.  Those, that live on webs, are real spiders.

Answer 2

Yes and no! The term 'daddy-long-legs' is commonly used to refer to three different animals. These are spiders of the family Pholcidae, harvestmen (arachnids, but not spiders), and crane flies (insects, sometimes differentiated from the other two by being called 'flying daddy-long-legs').

Answer 3

no actually they are called harvestmen.  they are not related to spiders at all.  to be a spider you have to have a segmented body. the head and body daddy long legs are one piece.

Answer 4

"Daddy long legs" is used to describe 3 different bugs.  

Harvestman - Not a spider, but an arachnid like the spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites.  

Crane fly - Not a spider at all but an insect, or more accurately, a fly.

Cellar spider - Also called the daddy long legs spider and is a true spider.