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Definitely learned the name "'skeeter eater" growing up, but I'm not sure whether that was a Virginian regionalism or my dad's eccentricity.
by OkayPhysicist 3y ago
Definitely learned the name "'skeeter eater" growing up, but I'm not sure whether that was a Virginian regionalism or my dad's eccentricity.
- dynisor 3y agoWere also called mosquito hawks or mosquito eaters in Southern California. Looking back, grandparents were actually from Oklahoma, so I now have no idea if it was regional or just us. Daddy Long Legs are Cellar Spiders here though. For sure.
- xp84 3y agoCalifornia raised, but my father who taught me the name mosquito eater was Southern. I don’t want to hear any evidence that it’s not completely factual. In my worldview it’s real.