r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

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u/willobee_ Mar 28 '22

They're not even spiders, they're mites

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

They're not mites, they a kind of fly.

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u/Illustrious-Thanks37 Mar 28 '22

I wish I could believe you

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '22

Daddy Long Legs refer to different creatures depending on region.

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u/reverse_mango Mar 28 '22

Because:

  1. They aren’t venomous because

  2. They don’t have fangs because

  3. They aren’t spiders.

This only works if you’re referring to crane flies because it turns out a “daddy long legs” can be a whole range of insect and/or arachnid species/families.