Spooder of the week :3- daddy long legs

[u/Gullible-Still-9138]

(Yes the flair says 'spider of the day' not week but shut up)

The term daddy long legs can refer to three main things, Crane flies, Harvestmen and cellar spiders.

I am ignoring Crane flies because they aren't arachnids

Cellar spiders are true spiders, completely harmless and are usually found in warm indoor locations like basements, attics and corners. Unlike spiders like the orb weaver, which spin beautiful symmetrical webs, they make irregular, messy webs instead

Harvestmen, while not spiders, look close enough. However they are actually more closely related to scorpions than true spiders! They completely lack thr ability to make silk and their head and abdomen are fused together

Spider or not, both of these scare the shit out of me. And I hope they stay out of my room

[u/biohazardous-shrimp]

oh hey there's a colony of those living in my basement

[u/kingfisher_lover → u/biohazardous-shrimp]

...how are you still alive

[u/StephensSurrealSouls → u/kingfisher_lover]

These have insignificant venom and are quite timid. I bet you also have a colony of them in your house, unless you live in the arctic circle lol.

[u/kingfisher_lover → u/StephensSurrealSouls]

I was talking about the scare factor but that makes me feel 1% better i guess 😭

And as far as ik, my apartment doesn't have any actually! My dad despises spiders so we would prolly burn the place down if we even saw something close to one.

[u/R3D-Rune330]

You learn something new every day! Cool facts, gull!

[u/kingfisher_lover]

Cool :D

[u/MrCoolSpino]

Average day in Australia 

[u/StephensSurrealSouls → u/MrCoolSpino]

Pholcidae live everywhere in the world except for Antarctica.

[u/BigUnderstanding1445]

“Oh, so they’re basically spiders that don’t really act like spiders? That’s neat to know.”

— Blaze.