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Pronunciation: ''bee- | Pronunciation: ''bee-dee long legs''. | ||
The creature's name is a pun on "daddy long legs", the name given to real world spiders on the [[wikipedia:Pholcidae|pholcidae]] family and [[wikipedia:Opiliones|opiliones]] order. These spiders have long, spindly legs and a small body, much like the Beady Long Legs. Instead of "daddy" however, the word "beady" is used, to highlight its small and circular body. Its Japanese name, {{j|ダマグモ|Dama Gumo}}, literally translates to "Ball Spider", once again reflecting the creature's spidery look and the spherical body. The technical name, ''pseudoarachnia armoralis'', likely translates to "armored pseudo-arachnid", with ''pseudo'' being Greek for "fake", and an English word in its own right, ''arachnia'' being a reference to "[[wikipedia:Arachnida|arachnida]]", the real world class for spiders, and ''armoralis'' likely meaning "armored", due to its strong resistance. | The creature's name is a pun on "daddy long legs", the name given to real world spiders on the [[wikipedia:Pholcidae|pholcidae]] family and [[wikipedia:Opiliones|opiliones]] order. These spiders have long, spindly legs and a small body, much like the Beady Long Legs. Instead of "daddy" however, the word "beady" is used, to highlight its small and circular body. Its Japanese name, {{j|ダマグモ|Dama Gumo}}, literally translates to "Ball Spider", once again reflecting the creature's spidery look and the spherical body. The technical name, ''pseudoarachnia armoralis'', likely translates to "armored pseudo-arachnid", with ''pseudo'' being Greek for "fake", and an English word in its own right, ''arachnia'' being a reference to "[[wikipedia:Arachnida|arachnida]]", the real world class for spiders, and ''armoralis'' likely meaning "armored", due to its strong resistance. | ||