Daddy longlegs, also known as harvestmen are not true relatives of spiders however. She has a pet spider named Memphis "Daddy O" Longlegs. The spider genus Pholcus contains the cellar spider "P. phalangioides", often called the "daddy longlegs". The following list provide the whip spiders, whip scorpions and daddy longlegs in Sri Lanka. Oilbirds and most Daddy longlegs are trogloxenes. Daddy Longlegs is a 2009 American comedy drama film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. The award went to Ronald Bronstein for his performance in "Daddy Longlegs". Seagrim was tall, and sometimes referred to as "Grandfather Longlegs". More than 6,500 species of daddy longlegs described under 5 suborders.