A bug with long legs and a skinny body is often a crane fly.
Crane flies are also called daddy long legs or mosquito hawks and they have long, slender legs and thin wings.
Crane flies are often found near vegetation or water and they are attracted to light sources, including artificial lights at night.
The crane fly is a harmless and slow flying insect.
The legs of a crane fly are also deciduous which means the legs can easily come off the body.
Other bugs that have long legs and a skinny body are house centipedes and millipedes.
House centipedes are arthropods that have many pairs of legs, a long antennae and a fuzzy appearance.
The house centipede is often yellowish gray with stripes and they are nocturnal and move quickly.
House centipedes are predators that eat other household pests and they are harmless to humans and pets and can live indoors their entire lives.