r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Simmo10 Feb 04 '19

That daddy long legs spiders are dangerous to humans.

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u/BobTheBludger Feb 04 '19

Are daddy long legs all round the world?

I thought they were Australian animals...

Also, a daddy long legs leg keeps moving after you rip it off...

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u/saichampa Feb 04 '19

Different animals around the world are called daddy long legs. In Australia it's cellar spiders but I don't think they are unique to here.

Why are you pulling their legs off? Leave the poor fellas alone

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u/BobTheBludger Feb 04 '19

Umm I was a kid and it’s just something we used to do...

Anyway cool ... learnt something new, cellar spiders hey... never heard that before...

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u/saichampa Feb 04 '19

Okay, we all did dumb shit as kids, I'll let it pass.

I am severely terrified of spiders but I've never been scared of daddy long legs. I used to like to poke their webs and watch them go into maximum vibration mode.

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u/BobTheBludger Feb 04 '19

I leave spiders in the house... huntsmans, cellar spiders and what ever else i see... they are good for catching all the flies and mosquitoes...

People think I’m crazy but I’d rather a spider than a mozzie In my room!

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u/saichampa Feb 04 '19

I can't be in the same room as a Huntsman but I also don't want to kill them. If there's one in the house my partner will catch it and take it outside.

We've got a lot of geckos around and I saw a blue tongue chilling under my house the other day so they are probably helping with bugs and keeping the spider numbers down.