[OkayPhysicist]

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]

Were 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]

California 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.