Daddy Longlegs: Going to Great Lengths for Fatherhood

Science Update from ICR · Aug 13, 2026

A male daddy longlegs may spend days guarding a cluster of eggs. He cleans them and drives away threats.1 A new study says this type of parental care arose many times through evolution.2 A report from the Linnean Society of London describes the research as helping explain the “origins of fatherhood.”3 Yet the study did not observe fatherhood coming into existence. Instead, it documented creatures... More...