Daddy Long Legs most venomous spider - Page 2

terekirkland · #21 (**permalink**) 05-16-2006, 07:49 PM

I heard this rumour but thought it was all hooey because I have also heard that the average person ingests at least seven spiders per year. That seemed much more believable and obviously no one has died from accidentally eating a daddy- long legs.

lloyd · #22 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 03:31 AM

i was always under the impression that it was not a true spider

John_E_Dove · #23 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by natas

Growing up as a kid I always heard from people that the Daddy Long Legs were the most venomous spiders in the world, but that the fangs were so small that they couldn't bite you.
Anyone else hear this cute story people tell kids growing up?

ROTFL, Yes I heard that on growing up and I am pretty old so it has been around for a long time.
The truth is that the creature most correctly and commonly called a Daddy Long Legs is of the Order Opiliones and is not a spider at all. They feed on rotting material and have no fangs.
Poor guys, I'll bet if they could think they would think they got a bad rap looking so much like a spider at quick glance.

ILoveMyBoa4209!F! · #24 (**permalink**) 07-13-2007, 03:42 AM

I've always been told that... I don't think I ever believed it though.

X-Factor · #25 (**permalink**) 07-16-2007, 09:56 AM

yeah but you want to see me scream like a girl? let one of those things just drop on me out of no where and crawl up my head.....

DeadIrishD · #26 (**permalink**) 07-18-2007, 12:05 AM

no abdomen, so how is this a true spider, anyone care to explain?

dirtborder · #27 (**permalink**) 07-25-2007, 10:45 PM

If everyone that is still confused would reread Brett's post, it would clarify things alot. Brett was right, the things that everyone thinks is a daddy longleg-that has no abdomen-, is not a spider, and eats plant matter. The things that were originally referred to as daddy longlegs are spiders, but cannot puncture human skin with their fangs. Josh

Tux · #28 (**permalink**) 09-07-2007, 01:57 AM

They actually debunked this myth on mythbusters. It was a rather good episode.

WVW · #29 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007, 04:31 PM

i heard that if you stare at one for long enough, it turns into a giant robot and starts destroying your town.

Corvinedragon · #30 (**permalink**) 09-14-2007, 12:47 AM

"i was told...growing up on a farm that if you picked on up by one of its legs...it would raise one leg and point you to where the lost cows where! oddly one leg always raised up...but alas we had no cows."

lol. Very cute.

And Julias, you are always a wealth of knowledge!

angrybananapeel · #31 (**permalink**) 10-09-2007, 03:08 AM

My stepson's teacher recently told him this myth. Wow, it's hard convincing a 9 year old that his teacher is wrong.

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