Why are daddy long legs called such a thing? I fully understand

Answer (1 of 5): Faroese, a norse language most closely related to Icelandic, has a very ancient name for this spider that also corresponds similarly to the norse god: Loki. "lokki~grindalokki~grindalokkur" means 'daddy-long-legs'.

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