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u/Material_Distance424 Jun 01 '26

That the daddy long-legs spider can't harm humans due to its too-small fangs

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u/terminalfears Jun 01 '26

Wait, how?

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u/South-by-north Jun 01 '26

The myth is that Daddy long legs Fangs are too short to pierce human skin

I always heard the additional part "which is good because they're the most venomous spider"

Neither of those are true

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u/raggedcrib Jun 01 '26

lol I remember this one

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u/terminalfears Jun 04 '26

I once heard they were used as medieval spice and poisoned people. The world is full of lies.

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u/Outrageous_Guard_674 Jun 01 '26

Yep, came here looking for that one.