Daddy long legs

[pinksmartie]

Do tehy really have the strongest poison known to man but can't use it because they've got no teeth? Or was Ricky Jervais (sp?) telling fibbs?

[Kozmic Blues]

Read this he is telling fibbs. lol

http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html

[andy-hughes]

Couldn't get the link, so for anyone else who can't see the info. -

this is a popular urban myth, based on confusion. The UK crane fly, or 'daddy long legs' has no fangs or venom, and is harmless. There is however a 'daddy long legs' spider not native to the UK, which does have fangs and venom, and it will penetrate human skin, but the venom is far too weak to be harmful, and in a lot of cases, is not even felt.

[pinksmartie]

thankyou andy and kozmic xxx