Daddy Long Legs

Arsey · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:01

Has anybody else noticed a huge number of these around? There must be about 3 in my room every night and even more outside my room. But the thing is im scared of spiders but not these :confused:

It must be the fact that spiders go underneith my bed and on the floor whilst DDL's just fly around and stay well away.

Andr3w · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:02

OMG YES, we have had like two flying around our house, and there is one on the window in living room and in dinning room!!

ElRazur · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:03

No i dont even know what that it....Oh wait **off to google** Ok now i do and all i have to say is KILL IT WITH FIRE THEN APPLY MUSTARD IF KICKING IT IN THE OVARIES DONT WORK.....

lay-z-boy · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:05

yes, kill em with hardcore airflow, namely an aircon unit and a mobile delta fan. :cool:

Run away!!!

basmic · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:05

Not in my house (thankfully). But somebody I know, has been getting a lot in her house.

It's like she opens her door, and two million daddy long long head straight for her house! :eek:

Pudney · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:06

Apparently there has been a mini plague of crane flies recently.

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Far more importantly, why on earth would you be scared of them anyway?

Arsey · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:17

Pudney@work said:
Apparently there has been a mini plague of crane flies recently.

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Far more importantly, why on earth would you be scared of them anyway?

Im not, just scared of spiders

Andr3w · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:21

daddy long legs has the most lethal posion to humans, it just cant give you it because it has no teeth!! :eek:

NickXX · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:21

Loads of sodding spiders crawling around at the moment.

I really HATE spiders :mad:

mr tommo · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:25

Seriously guys, tonight, go out and look at the grass in your garden. You will need a light (car headlights for example) and it will be covered in daddy long legs. Its breeding season apparently.

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:27

Daddy Long Legs are spiders. Crane flies are what the op means, people like to mix them up though.

monkeypants · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:33

I nearly ate one on the way to work today.

brocksta · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:34

must also have something to do with our muggy weather too.

ElRazur · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:35

monkeypants said:
I nearly ate one on the way to work today.

Either that is one of your "trade mark" jokes or you was very hungry to wanna try something like that.

hyster · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:35

Andr3w said:
daddy long legs has the most lethal posion to humans, it just cant give you it because it has no teeth!!

I presume you know thats a myth.

There does seem to be loads of them about though

mr tommo · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:36

ElRazur said:
Either that is one of your "trade mark" jokes or you was very hungary to wanna try something like that.

he could have just been HUNGRY though

Sorry couldn't help myself

*Moangroan* · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:41

Yeah I've noticed loads of Daddy long legs this autumn.. I work outside and keep walking into clouds of them.

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:46

*Moangroan* said:
Yeah I've noticed loads of Daddy long legs this autumn.. I work outside and keep walking into clouds of them.

Those are mosquitos, you're just getting a bit too close

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Dtab · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:51

A couple of years ago i made the mistake of going to bed leaving the living room light on with the window open.In the morning one wall was absolutely covered in the things,literally 1000s of them,had to hoover them off the wall ,there was more than a dyson tank full of them :eek:

Leatherjackets (their larvae) are a right pita tho for farmers:if you get an infestation,they chew through the root systems of growing crops

"andy" · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:55

we have loads too but every morning the cat runs into my room and has immense fun killing them or eating them :S