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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Apr 28, 2003

and I thought of a good discussion with a bit of fun - I hope.

What are they known as where you are from?

If you use a word from your language what is the literal translation?

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Apr 28, 2003

I know them as Daddy Long-legs.

But in Belfast they are know as Johnny Long-legs.

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Mitjo Lappeenranta, Finland(Zone 3a) Apr 28, 2003

it`s Hääski in Finland....at least in Lappeenranta..
they are very good food to carnivorous plants....

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2003

.........and bats luvvem
Daddy Long-legs here or Crane fly

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Evert Helsinki, Finland(Zone 4b) Apr 29, 2003

Are these the big ones? We have lots of them in Summer, not yet though. I think the correct name for them here is vaaksiainen. I think if I would just literally translate it, it would be come "spanny"? Vaaksa = span, an old measurement unit of lenght. If I am right, one vaaksa is approx. from the thumb to your little finger.

I usually call them "iso hyttynen", it means "a big mosquito". :)

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Apr 29, 2003

They are called "Stankelbein" (long legs) here:)

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Apr 29, 2003

yes it's the big ones I'm on about

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Apr 29, 2003

and the starlings love their larvae that live on the grass roots. Do you have names for those too - they're leatherjackets here

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mark Antrim, Northern Ire, United Kingdom(Zone 8b) Apr 30, 2003

same here

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Aotearoa New York City, NY(Zone 6b) May 05, 2003

Here's a groovy link:

http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/spider/pholcus1.html

Hey, mark, still want the very early G. elwesii? Let me know.

Adam.

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