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"Daddy long legs" is unfortunately a very vague term. There are many different species referred to by that name. At least one such, the cellar spider, often does live in houses (often in the cellar, as you might expect from the name, but they can sometimes be found in any seldom-used room).

The urban legend about daddy-long-legs being the "most poisonous animal in the world" is, bluntly, untrue. Most species called by that name are not venomous at all. The cellar spider is, but its venom has a very weak effect even on insects and while they are capable of biting humans (the same legend that says they're poisonous says their mouths are too small or their fangs are too short), their bite causes at most a momentary (duration of a second or so) mild burning sensation.

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