Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agoKinkylemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down14
arrow-up1249arrow-down1imageKinkylemmy.dbzer0.comStamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·4 months 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-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoWe use skeeter bomber/eater for crane flies, depending on how recently they’ve eaten
minus-squareburgersc12@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-24 months agoDefinitely depends on the region, cause daddy long legs are harvestmen (northeast US) e.g.
minus-squarehorseloaf@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 months agoThe UK uses it for crane flies.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI think Ireland does. I occasionally hear it here in the UK, though it typically means harvestmen here
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI always heard it used for both and it confused me that they were two different things.
minus-squareSkua@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months 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
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.
We use skeeter bomber/eater for crane flies, depending on how recently they’ve eaten
Definitely depends on the region, cause daddy long legs are harvestmen (northeast US) e.g.
deleted by creator
The UK uses it for crane flies.
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