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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·4 days agoHuh, who uses that term for “crane flies”? We (US) use it for Pholcidae, and I think I’ve heard harvestmen called that on Australia or something, but never crane flies.
minus-squarehorseloaf@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·4 days agoThe UK uses it for crane flies.
minus-squareburgersc12@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-24 days agoDefinitely depends on the region, cause daddy long legs are harvestmen (northeast US) e.g.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoI think Ireland does. I occasionally hear it here in the UK, though it typically means harvestmen here
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI always heard it used for both and it confused me that they were two different things.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoI suppose it could depend on the region? We’ve got a very dense patchwork of dialects and they’ll naturally bleed into one another a fair bit
minus-squareBeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoWe use skeeter bomber/eater for crane flies, depending on how recently they’ve eaten
Huh, who uses that term for “crane flies”? We (US) use it for Pholcidae, and I think I’ve heard harvestmen called that on Australia or something, but never crane flies.
The UK uses it for crane flies.
Definitely depends on the region, cause daddy long legs are harvestmen (northeast US) e.g.
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I think Ireland does. I occasionally hear it here in the UK, though it typically means harvestmen here
I always heard it used for both and it confused me that they were two different things.
I suppose it could depend on the region? We’ve got a very dense patchwork of dialects and they’ll naturally bleed into one another a fair bit
We use skeeter bomber/eater for crane flies, depending on how recently they’ve eaten