First of all, there are actually three kinds of critters called daddy longlegs. The common name daddy longlegs is most often used to describe Opiliones, aka harvestmen. Opiliones are arachnids, but not Spiders. They have no venom glands at all, and are absolutely not venomous. The nickname daddy longlegs may also refer to a crane fly, which is a true fly and a member of the order Diptera. Crane flies do not pose a threat, either.
Sometimes, the name daddy longlegs is used for another group of arachnids, the spiders of the family Pholcidae. These spiders are also called cellar spiders.
Cellar spiders do have venom glands. However, there is no scientific evidence whatsoever to confirm that their venom can harm a human being. Not a single documented case exists of a person being bitten by one and having an adverse reaction.
Pholcid spiders do have short fangs, but not any shorter than other spiders that have been known to bite humans. The cellar spider's fangs are similar in structure to those of a brown recluse spider, which we know can and does bite humans. Again, there is no evidence or proof to the claim that their fangs are too short to bite a person.
In fact, the show Mythbusters tackled this daddy longlegs legend back in 2004. Host Adam Savage subjected himself to a cellar spider bite, proving that the daddy longlegs spider is indeed capable of breaking human skin. The results? Savage reported nothing more than a very mild, short-lived burning sensation. Analysis of the daddy longlegs' venom revealed it's nowhere near as potent as venom from a black widow spider.
So, you really don't need to worry about daddy longlegs, of any variety.
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Daddy long leg spiders, of the Family Pholcidae, do NOT contain deadly venom. They do contain venom. All spiders do. But when the myth started that they have the deadliest venom, there had been absolutely no research done on the toxicology of the venom. Giving the myth no basis. Now that some research has been done, they have concluded that the venom is relatively weak.
Yes, Daddy long are legs venomous, but only enough to affect insects.
Actually, they are venomous, and they can bite humans, but their venom is mild and produces a mild burn.
No. Although poisonous to other insects, they have no effect on human beings.
My Daddy Long Legs was created in 1990.
of course the daddy long leg has enemies its enemy is other daddy long legs
The daddy long legs is named for its incredibly long legs, which are massive in comparison to its body.
Daddy long legs indeed do NOT hibernate, arachnids do not hibernate
It is the common name for a really long legged spider (arachnid).
no daddy long legs dont bit.
My Daddy Long Legs was created in 1990.
Yes there are daddy long legs in Wisconsin.
An adult daddy long legs will have segmented legs, that when stretched out would be about 5 to 6cm long.
of course the daddy long leg has enemies its enemy is other daddy long legs
An adult daddy long legs will have segmented legs, that when stretched out would be about 5 to 6cm long.
The daddy long legs is named for its incredibly long legs, which are massive in comparison to its body.
Daddy long legs indeed do NOT hibernate, arachnids do not hibernate
The name daddy-long-legs beginning is unknown. It is suspected to have come from a book by Jean Webster about a girl in an orphanage whose benefactor is a tall man whom has long legs and she calls him Daddy Long Legs.
no. a daddy long legs is a spider
It is the common name for a really long legged spider (arachnid).
Cellars spiders are often confused with Harvestmen and Crane Flies. "Daddy long legs" is too broad a term to use, as they are all different creatures with different attributes. Scientifically, there is no animal called a Daddy Long Legs.