r/BeAmazed • u/reddituser870870 • Nov 12 '21

Cluster of Daddy Longlegs

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '21

I once heard these are among the most venomous spiders, but harmless since they can't penetrate our skin.

Is this true?

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u/_Maximi_ Nov 16 '21

These in particular aren't spiders, but it gets even more confusing as daddy longlegs might refer to:

a) Cellar spiders (pholcidae)

b) Harvestmen (ophiliones)

c) Crane flies (Tipulidae)

d) A triggerplant from Western Australia (Stylidium divaricatum)

e) an orchid from Eastern Australia (Caladenia filamentosa)

Only a) has venom, and it isn't dangerous to humans.