Where i live i get a damn lot of these come in my house.... I usually just leave them unless there are too many. This was before i was told that they are in fact one of the most venomous creatures on the planet. I laughed, but then was told the same by a friend.Im now Little worried about them coming near me. I understand they have no ability to sting but still... Should i worry about them flying around my house? I was thinking if i were to squash one, doesn't that mean the venom is now on my hand?!Are they really the most venomous creatures on earth? Or am i making a mountain out of a molehill? Thanks
Are Daddy Long Legs Venomous
It is a complete myth. Confusion can arise because there are three different animals commonly called daddy-long-legs - spiders of the family Pholcidae, harvestmen (which are arachnids, but not spiders), and crane flies (which are insects). The myth about 'daddy-long-legs' being extremely venomous was originally applied to pholcid spiders, perhaps because they often kill highly venomous species like the black widow. Because the name is shared by harvestmen and crane flies, the myth is now often applied to them too. It is false in all cases. Whilst pholcid spiders are venomous, their venom is far too mild to be dangerous to humans - it causes nothing more than a slight tingling sensation. Harvestmen and crane flies have no fangs or venom whatsoever, and are completely harmless.
First of all daddy longlegs that is referring to the crane fly has no venom whatsoever. They are completely harmless. They don't even bite humans. The other two daddy longlegs are arachnids, one is a spider the other is not. The spider which is also known as the cellar spider is venomous, but the venom is very weak. There are other species of spider, such as the black widow and the Sydney funnel-web that has a more deadlier bite. The third daddy longleg which is an arachnid but not a spider is also known as the harvestmen. Like crane fly, it has no venom. So it is neither venomous nor poisonous. It is completely harmless. Some of the most venomous creatures would include the box jellyfish and the irukandji jellyfish that inhabit the coast of northen Australia. The most poisonous would probably be the arrow poison frogs of South America
Crane flies are an insect that looks like a large mosquito. They cannot bite you. They have no venom. Some people call them Daddy Long Legs. Daddy Long Legs is also a name used for several spiders, and harvestmen, none of which have a harmful to humans venom.
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