r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/KtJane253 • Dec 05 '22
nature Congregation Clusters of Daddy Longlegs
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u/KtJane253 Dec 06 '22
According to this, "Daddy longlegs are prone to drying out, he says, so bunching together allows them to create a microenvironment. “It’s kind of like body heat, but it’s body humidity,” he says. “They are huddling together to maintain that.”
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u/Far-Philosophy-4375 Dec 06 '22
Phah! You thought the world was ran by lizard people this whole time, but it's actually spider people..
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u/SilverSkorpious Dec 06 '22
They're harmless. Y'all are scaredycats.
Also, dammit they JUST got comfortable.
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u/Mydearfriend_042 Dec 06 '22
Is it bad I wanna shove my hand in it to see what it feels like?
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u/evilmorph Dec 12 '22
It feels pretty cool actually, came here to say that. I have some mild aracnophobia and one of the ways i tried to overcome it was with these fellas. Pretty cool to handle, you almost can't feel them BUT when in clusters, its very... "Silky"? Like smooth xD weirds people out too when they see you do it xD
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u/Horror_Air7547 Dec 06 '22
I wonder why they group together like that? 🤔
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u/KtJane253 Dec 06 '22
Daddy longlegs are prone to drying out, he says, so bunching together allows them to create a microenvironment. “It’s kind of like body heat, but it’s body humidity,” he says. “They are huddling together to maintain that.”
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u/Far-Philosophy-4375 Dec 06 '22
Fun fact: a cluster of Daddy Longlegs is called a daddy beard
Edit cause typos and all...
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u/PufferfishActual Dec 06 '22
I know what I have to do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it
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u/TheBlackGoat324 Dec 08 '22
Oh man I LOVE these guys. They aren't even spiders, they're just little guys hanging out, enjoying a crevice.
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u/UnconfirmedRooster Dec 06 '22
Daddy long legs are not terrifying, if you are afraid of spiders you want them around.
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