Who’s Your Daddy? | National Geographic

what is this evany thicket is this a

what is this evany thicket is this a tangle of black seedlings swaying in the

tangle of black seedlings swaying in the

tangle of black seedlings swaying in the breeze nope it’s a group of

breeze nope it’s a group of

breeze nope it’s a group of daddy-longlegs so what exactly is the

daddy-longlegs so what exactly is the

daddy-longlegs so what exactly is the daddy-longlegs

daddy-longlegs

daddy-longlegs besides being something that looks like

besides being something that looks like

besides being something that looks like it was dreamed up by a science fiction

it was dreamed up by a science fiction

it was dreamed up by a science fiction writer it’s a spider right not wrong

writer it’s a spider right not wrong

writer it’s a spider right not wrong then it’s got to be an insect right

then it’s got to be an insect right

then it’s got to be an insect right wrong again

wrong again

wrong again they’re called a pill yawns which is

they’re called a pill yawns which is

they’re called a pill yawns which is Latin for Athan suckers okay now here

Latin for Athan suckers okay now here

Latin for Athan suckers okay now here are the sakis Athens clinging to a row

are the sakis Athens clinging to a row

are the sakis Athens clinging to a row stem in a garden in the northeastern

stem in a garden in the northeastern

stem in a garden in the northeastern United States Athens are everywhere they

United States Athens are everywhere they

United States Athens are everywhere they reproduce like crazy

reproduce like crazy

reproduce like crazy why because they can reproduce without

why because they can reproduce without

why because they can reproduce without having sex now truth be told this is a

having sex now truth be told this is a

having sex now truth be told this is a mommy daddy longlegs and you’ll never

mommy daddy longlegs and you’ll never

mommy daddy longlegs and you’ll never find a female with more shapely legs

find a female with more shapely legs

find a female with more shapely legs than this

than this

than this nice huh her legs are slender as threats

nice huh her legs are slender as threats

nice huh her legs are slender as threats but this mommy daddy longlegs can hear

but this mommy daddy longlegs can hear

but this mommy daddy longlegs can hear taste and smell using those slender

taste and smell using those slender

taste and smell using those slender limbs so what exactly is your daddy

limbs so what exactly is your daddy

limbs so what exactly is your daddy longlegs mouth form

unlike other more uncouth creatures the

unlike other more uncouth creatures the daddy-longlegs choose her food

daddy-longlegs choose her food

daddy-longlegs choose her food thoroughly even if she doesn’t outside

thoroughly even if she doesn’t outside

thoroughly even if she doesn’t outside her mouth she sucks up the aphid juices

her mouth she sucks up the aphid juices

her mouth she sucks up the aphid juices through a flexible tube and then she

through a flexible tube and then she

through a flexible tube and then she flosses using one of her own body parts

flosses using one of her own body parts

flosses using one of her own body parts to help nature thinks of everything

having long legs allows them to hover

having long legs allows them to hover high above predators plus two legs emit

high above predators plus two legs emit

high above predators plus two legs emit a nasty smell these legs also have

a nasty smell these legs also have

a nasty smell these legs also have built-in seismographs so she can feel

built-in seismographs so she can feel

built-in seismographs so she can feel the approach of an enemy like for

the approach of an enemy like for

the approach of an enemy like for example the tiger beetle with a face

example the tiger beetle with a face

example the tiger beetle with a face only a mother tiger beetle could love

only a mother tiger beetle could love

only a mother tiger beetle could love they size each other up squat killing

they size each other up squat killing

they size each other up squat killing machine versus sky – sucker

machine versus sky – sucker

machine versus sky – sucker [Music]

[Music]

[Music] the beetle attacks and grabs the lake

the beetle attacks and grabs the lake

the beetle attacks and grabs the lake the tussle turns into a tug of war

the tussle turns into a tug of war

the tussle turns into a tug of war neither giving an inch and then the

neither giving an inch and then the

neither giving an inch and then the daddy longlegs reveals a nifty

daddy longlegs reveals a nifty

daddy longlegs reveals a nifty life-saving mechanism a quick-release

life-saving mechanism a quick-release

life-saving mechanism a quick-release leg special muscles close up the stump

leg special muscles close up the stump

leg special muscles close up the stump the tiger beetle no genius thinks it has

the tiger beetle no genius thinks it has

the tiger beetle no genius thinks it has something worth having the daddy

something worth having the daddy

something worth having the daddy longlegs limps her get away still alive

longlegs limps her get away still alive

longlegs limps her get away still alive and and kicking