Are daddy long legs harmful?

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asked Dec 21, 2021 in Science by VieyraT (790 points)
Are daddy long legs harmful?

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answered Dec 21, 2021 by Ragbone (3,810 points)
Daddy Long Legs are not harmful to humans and they are not venomous to humans either.

Although Daddy Long Legs can seem scary they are actually pretty friendly and are safe to be around.

Daddy Long Legs are not spiders.

Although Daddy Long Legs seem like spiders the Daddy Long Leg is actually not a spider nor is the Daddy Long Leg harmful at all.

Daddy Long Legs do not have venom glands, fangs or any other mechanism for chemically subduing their food.

Therefore, they do not have injectable toxins.

Some have defensive secretions that might be toxic to small animals if ingested.

Daddy Long Legs have the name of spider but they are not actually a spider.

Although they have the name “spider,” daddy long legs are technically not spiders at all.

Daddy Long Legs are a type of arachnid that is actually more closely related to scorpions.

Unlike true spiders, daddy long legs only have 2 eyes instead of 8, and they do not have silk glands so they do not produce webs.

According to an old French peasant legend, seeing a daddy long legs in the evening is a good thing, foretelling good fortune, happiness, and hope.

The common name, daddy-longlegs, likely came about because of their small oval body and long legs, and the name harvestman because they are most often seen in large numbers in the fall around harvest time.

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