I hate Black Widow spiders - Page 3

Chris F. · #21 05-28-2005, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by motordavid

CJ: that venom/small teeth thing on Daddy Long Legs is an urban myth; I guarantee they Cannot bite you and have no venom. They are in animal Class Arachnid, eg spiders, scorpions, ticks, mites, et al, but in the Order opilionids, which is a category they have all to themselves. Also called "wheelmen" colloquially.
BR,Ol'UncMtr

Hahaha thanks MD, I'm glad someone knows their arachnids

I wish I wasn't so afraid of spiders

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MG67 · #22 06-01-2005, 07:06 PM

Man black widows etc, we have bunches of them here in L.A. I had Jungle Training for the army in French Guyana, sleeping in my little hammock I was scared sh*tless over all the critters running around at night...

jwalsh22 · #23 06-02-2005, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris F.

Daddy Long Legs are venomous? Get out! I never knew that.

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x5Monkey® · #24 06-02-2005, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jwalsh22

Yeah, if their fangs were large enough to bite humans, their venom would be deadly. The wierd thing is that daddy long legs are extremely rare, and the numerous "daddy long legs" we see are in fact insect imitators. Count the legs well and you'll see there are only six - it's a wanna be. Count the legs and if you see eight rejoice in the fact that you are in the company of one of the most poisonous spiders in the world!

please read motordavid above. it's a myth
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.htm

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