Are daddy long leggs poisonous

Answer 1

No. According to many entomologists they are not. These are insects and are not even true Spiders. This rumor has been all around the place making these critters seem more dangerous than they really are. As one of my professors had said, "It is really hard to be the most poisonous spider in the world when you have no venom." There are many sites you can visit on entomology. Just search Opiliones or Harvestmen.

Answer 2

No.

The term "daddy longlegs applies to multiple creatures. There is a very well - established myth that these creatures are very poisonous. Opiliones doesn't even have true venom glands. It also has no true fangs - it's mouthparts end in pincers. Pholcus have fangs and venom glands, but experiments show that it is possible to be envenomated by one. But creatures larger than a small mouse feel little ill effects. While the Black Widow rarely kills humans, it can make even a full grown adult feel extremely ill.

Answer 3

There are at least two kinds of things called "granddaddy long-legs," one is a spider that is small and not known to bite humans. Theoretically its venom might be a problem to humans if there was enough of it, but nobody has established how toxic that venom is to humans. Getting enough venom to test that idea would be like milking enough mice to make a quart of ice cream.

The other kind of "granddaddy long-legs" is a Harvestman. They do not have any venom whatsoever.

Answer 4

yes grandaddylong legs are very poisonous but their mouth is to small to bite so they are nothing to worry about

Answer 5

Yes, but their fangs are too small to penetrate human tissue.

Answer 6

yes but they cant bite you because their bites are to small

Answer 7

yes, but their fangs cant penetrate our skin

Answer 8

No. There is an urban myth that it is the most poisonous spider in the world, but that is not true. Daddy longlegs aren't poisonous and won't bite humans, even in self-defense.

Answer 9

no they are not