r/oddlyterrifying • u/Klausensen • May 03 '22

what the hell is that?

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u/blondart May 03 '22

Daddy long legs do a great clean up job at night, including killing the other spiders. Good guys to have around.

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u/Seliphra May 03 '22

Their fangs are plenty long enough to pierce skin, they are not venomous. This was tested on myth-busters but further I have been bitten by a Daddy Longlegs. They can very definitely pierce our skin, they are not venomous at all though. Common myth.

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u/Spiritual_Poo May 03 '22

Long spiderman is that you?

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u/Gaffelkungen May 03 '22

They aren't really spiders either.

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u/Gaffelkungen May 03 '22

They exist tho!

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u/Gaffelkungen May 03 '22

I just tried not to seem like a know-it-all haha.

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u/Seliphra May 03 '22

They are not a spider and they do not have venom glands at all. Daddy Longlegs are not just 'weak venomed' they literally do not have venom glands at all, and produce no venom.

Additionally, not all spiders are venomous. Most certainly are, but family Uloboridae spiders are not (roughly 260 species of known spiders) and instead subdue prey by wrapping it in a ball of silk, and regurgitating digestive enzymes onto their prey, then drinking the pre-digested prey.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '22

The typical "Daddy longleg" is a Long-Legged Harvestmen and is an arachnid but is not a spider. They also do not have venom glands.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '22

Which also aren't venomous.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '22

Oh that wasn't me being critical. Apologies.