Family: Phalangiidae, Daddy-long-legs view all from this family

Description 1/4-3/8" (6-8 mm). Long thin legs. Yellowish to greenish brown with blackish stripe along midline above and on each side. Legs pale to dark. Each pedipalp ends in a microscopic claw

Food Minute insects, mites, and plant juices.

Life Cycle Female uses slender ovipositor to insert eggs individually as far as possible into soil, where they overwinter, hatching in spring. Adults most common in autumn.

Habitat Open areas on foliage and tree trunks, or on shady walls outside buildings.

Range East of the Rocky Mountains.

Discussion Sometimes daddy-long-legs cluster in tree holes with their legs intertangled, as though seeking insulation from the winter cold. In areas where frost is frequent, few adults survive until spring. The different species are distinguishable only on the basis of inconspicuous features.