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Kara Rogers is the senior editor of biomedical sciences at Encyclopædia Britannica, where she oversees a range of content from medicine and genetics to microorganisms. She joined Britannica in 2006 and has been a member of the National Association of Science Writers since 2009.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings B - The genome of a daddy-long-legs illuminates the evolution of arachnid appendages. | Sep 03, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Reproductive biology of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones): a review of a rapidly evolving research field. | Aug 18, 2025 | ||
| Added an image of a common cellar spider. | Jul 16, 2025 | ||
| Added information about common cellar spiders and the myth that daddy longlegs are venomous. Added a taxonomic box and top questions. | Jul 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Researchers Studying Daddy Longlegs' Genes Created A 'Daddy Shortlegs'. | Jan 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings B - The genome of a daddy-long-legs illuminates the evolution of arachnid appendages. | Nov 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Clemson Cooperative Extension - Home and Garden Information Center - Daddy-longlegs. | Jul 05, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohioline - Ohio's Natural Enemies: Harvestmen (also known as daddy longlegs). | Apr 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Wisconsin - College of Letters and Science Field Station - Daddy Longlegs. | Jan 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas A&M University - Extension Entomology - Opilionids. | Nov 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Household Pests: daddy longlegs. | Jul 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Daddy Longlegs. | Apr 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of California, Riverside - Spider Research - Daddy Long Legs. | Jan 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Daddy Longlegs: Spiders & Other Critters. | Feb 24, 2017 | ||
| Article revised and expanded to include information on suborders, physical characteristics, and sexual dimorphism. | Feb 12, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Museum - Daddy-long-legs Spider. | Jan 16, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Daddy Long-legs Spider Facts. | May 31, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Biodiversity Explorer - Daddy Long Legs Spider. | May 27, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of George Douglas Cole. | May 27, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Microscopy UK - Daddy-long-legs spider. | May 27, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Harvestman. | May 21, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 08, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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