In western KY, west TN, northern MS, the long legged things with wings are gollywoppers or candleflies. Daddy longlegs are the spiders. It was a right of passag

In western KY, west TN, northern MS, the long legged things with wings are gollywoppers or candleflies. Daddy longlegs are the spiders. It was a right of passage growing up to learn how to pick them up by one leg and the weight of their body meant that they couldnt grab on to anything with their other legs. Unfortunately it was common for them to lose a leg in the process.