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daddy-longlegs European name for the crane fly

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	On Father's Day, note the role of daddy longlegs.(House-Home) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/19/2005; 700+ words ; ...Day, today's column is about daddy longlegs. OK, bad pun. Anyway, I hope...re used to rip and tear food. Daddy longlegs are also known as Harvestmen because...above as well as all around. Daddy longlegs mate during the summer, and the...
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	Football: Albert the Tannadice groundsman stars in... DADDY LONGLEGS ATE MY PITCH; ARABS UNDER ATTACK Bugs are pain in the grass for United.(Sport) Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 2/14/2007; 700+ words ; ...eat a football pitch? Answer: A daddy longlegs. Different questions, different...but spot the similarity - daddy longlegs have little apparent purpose and...at Tannadice. An army of daddy longlegs have marched on Dundee United...
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	VALERIE HILL: Daddy-longlegs.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 9/9/2005; 344 words ; ...track turf was weakened due to an infestation of daddy-longlegs. When their larvae emerged, they started feeding...roots, undermining the course. So just get that daddy-longlegs out of the lounge now, darling, before a horse...
	Creepy crawlers.(Ask Heloise)(getting rid of daddy longlegs )(Brief article) Magazine article from: Good Housekeeping; 10/1/2008; ; 597 words ; Q I have a problem with daddy longlegs spiders in my home. Is there a way to get rid of them that...re often confused with long-legged house spiders, but true daddy longlegs aren't spiders--they live outdoors and don't make silk...
	Daddy longlegs put end to Beverley's alliance event hopes Newspaper article from: Hull Daily Mail (UK); 3/17/2007; 412 words ; A Blight of leather-jackets, the tough-skinned larva of crane flies - or daddy longlegs - have forced the East Riding Alliance to switch their 36-hole Championship. It has been moved from Beverley and East Riding...
	Wet weather causes daddy longlegs plague. Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 9/22/2005; 297 words ; EARLY autumn downpours have led to an explosion in the population of craneflies, better known as daddy longlegs. Experts say this is a bumper year for the insects, which emerge from the soil at the end of the summer. Entomologist Stuart...

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