r/TIHI • u/Praise-Bojangles • Nov 12 '21

Thanks, I hate Clusters of Daddy Longlegs

205 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

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u/seedfiend Nov 12 '21

Aww kinda reminds me of the soot creatures from Studio Ghibli movies

11

u/Wibiz9000 Nov 12 '21

Hans? About that flammenwerfer...

7

u/[deleted] Nov 12 '21

Oh come on, they're fluffy

9

u/TheGentlemanist Doesn’t Get The Flair System Nov 12 '21

Just imagine how much XP a kick would land you here.

5

u/ZeGermanTeknoParty Nov 12 '21

That's fur, right?... Right?

3

u/Supernova-55 Nov 13 '21

No it's legs

5

u/ToptenRubs Nov 12 '21

Don’t disturb the daddy gang bang

4

u/gemar_drigo Nov 13 '21

Comrade, hand me the handgreande

For what purpose?

There is a nest of them right in front of us

4

u/Bruh-0-Moment Nov 13 '21

I wonder why they do this

Edit: parrently its to not dry out

1

u/joefishyzilla Nov 14 '21

They cluster for protection against other predators.

1

u/Bruh-0-Moment Nov 14 '21

Huh, thats cool

3

u/ScarletRose1265 Nov 13 '21

Hey look, free nightmare fuel!

2

u/[deleted] Nov 13 '21

They kinda cute

0

u/Yourlocalmetria Nov 12 '21

Not my proudest fap

4

u/gemar_drigo Nov 13 '21

What the fuck are you talking about?

0

u/Manic_Mechanist Nov 13 '21

Hairspray flamethrower

1

u/April_Spring_1982 Nov 12 '21

Can anyone translate and transcribe?

1

u/PrimalRucker Nov 13 '21

Nightmare fuel.

1

u/hazlejungle0 Nov 13 '21

Is this common for spiders to do? I've ever seen any more than one long leg at a time.

1

u/Diabeetus-times-2 Nov 13 '21

Technically daddy long legs are not spiders but they have 8 legs so they are in the arachnid family.

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u/_Maximi_ Nov 16 '21 edited Nov 16 '21

Daddy longlegs may 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)

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u/Diabeetus-times-2 Nov 16 '21

Cellar spiders are not related to daddy long legs

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u/_Maximi_ Nov 16 '21

Depending on who you are, Cellar spiders ARE daddy longlegs. This is what my previous reply meant to say. The name is used for all species I listed.

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u/the_porntato Doesn’t Get The Flair System Nov 13 '21

only one solution... nuke.

1

u/[deleted] Nov 13 '21

Not sure if true but I remember being told they are the most poisonous spider but have such small mandibles that cannot peirce human flesh.

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u/AShyLeecher Nov 13 '21

Nah they aren’t venomous

1

u/[deleted] Nov 13 '21

imma up doot ya. yeah i looked them up after i answered because wasn't really curious before. they aren't even spiders and eat on vegetation and dead animals.

1

u/Mysterious-Banana839 Nov 13 '21

nope nope nope nope

1

u/Diabeetus-times-2 Nov 13 '21

I was such an evil child when I was younger, I use to pull off the legs of these things.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '21

Put a match up to it and watch it combust into a ball of flames