Daddy Long Legs are not the Most Venomness Creature

The are very poisonous, but remember we are talking about this:

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Not this:

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ahh is the top picture what this refers to.

Ive researched this for you-
This claim has a few ambiguities to it. First of all, "poisonous" and "venomous" are two distinctly different qualities: poisonous animals give off toxins which are absorbed when they are touched or eaten by attackers; venomous animals transmit toxins by injecting them into their victims. Secondly, more than one type of critter is referred to as a "daddy longlegs." The crane fly, a winged insect which looks like a large mosquito, is called a daddy longlegs in some parts of the world (such as England), but it is not venomous (nor is it a type of spider). The pholcus phalangioides, also referred to as the long-legged cellar spider, is an example of a "daddy longlegs" spider, probably the one referred to here as being the world's "most poisonous animal"
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Not in my parts. Daddy long legs I knew had the long legs then a tiny tiny round body. Kinda like a really soft pea except smaller.
 
Nitefly said:
Indeed, it is the daddy long legs spider which is often cited as being notoriously poisonous.
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It is :)

Nitefly said:
It is also the 'slang' name for the crane fly. Oh, the confusion!
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No it isn't. Thats a Jimmy Spinner. People incorrectly calling it that have simply wrongly taken the name for something else and applied it to the crane fly.
 
panthro said:
I think you should poll this....in our democratic society its 4 against 1 :p
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Is it your ability to count or your ability to read that is in question? :p

Two others agreed with me.

A poll wouldn't reflect anything. I know a lot of people call a crane fly a daddy longlegs. it doesn't make it correct.
 
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