Is a Daddy Longlegs Venomous, and Can It Bite Humans?
Is a Daddy Longlegs Venomous, and Can It Bite Humans? I’ve heard that daddy longlegs are extremely venomous, but they can’t bite humans because their fangs are too short to penetrate the skin. Is that true?Answer: First of all, there are actually three kinds of critters called daddy longlegs. The common name daddy longlegs is most often used to describe Opiliones, aka harvestmen. Opiliones are arachnids, but not spiders. They have no venom glands at all, and are absolutely not venomous. The nickname daddy longlegs may also refer to a crane fly, which is a true fly and a member of the order Diptera. Crane flies do not pose a threat, either. Sometimes, the name daddy longlegs is used for another group of arachnids, the spiders of the family Pholcidae. These spiders are also called cellar spiders. Cellar spiders do have venom glands. However, there is no scientific evidence whatsoever to c
