Daddy Long Legs

Pac3y · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:25

Funny this thread should appear as I was gonna ask if anyone had noticed the daddy invasion! I've been getting like 1-2 in the house just about every day. Its getting annoying now! At least I've found fly spray owns them big time!

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:26

Skidmark said:
There are two types of daddy-long-legs (at this point, I hit copy and paste). The daddy-long-legs, which is also known as a crane fly, and the daddy-long-legs spider, which is that spider with great long legs and and a little round-ish body.

Wrong. There are three types. Cranefly, Daddy Long Legs spider and Harvestmen.

topgun06 said:
So if you ate one, would you die, or get poisoned? Not that you would wanna eat one, but a thought...

They aren't poisonous. Eat all you want

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Pookie Bear · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:26

topgun06 said:
So if you ate one, would you die, or get poisoned? Not that you would wanna eat one, but a thought...

Many poisons require access to the blood system in order to affect a human being. Saying that, I've heard the statistic about the poisonousness (heh - is that a word?) of a daddy-long-legs spider before and looked for a source, but found nothing. It got really confusing because a DLL (much easier) is different things in different parts of the world :confused:

squiffy · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:27

Damn stupid things, just fly into walls around and around, buzzing away. Squishy!

Pookie Bear · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:27

Phnom_Penh said:
Wrong. There are three types. Cranefly, Daddy Long Legs spider and Harvestmen.

There's always one...

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:29

Skidmark said:
There's always one...

eh?

Pookie Bear · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:33

Phnom_Penh said:
eh?

Who notices a ****-up

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:34

Skidmark said:
Who notices a ****-up

O.

yhack · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:41

Theres one flying around trying to attack its shadow on the ceiling!

Ricochet J · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:42

A Daddy-Long Leg:

Mrchu_ · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:48

The daddy long leg spiders are poisonous,its just the teeth bit is only designed to penetrait insects.Im unsure if there is enough poison in one to kill a human,but i think there is.It must enter the blood stream tho to cause neuro toxin death.
They are totally afraid of you...cant see you only feel movement/shadows (why they move in this freakish way)

If you have spiders joy!

the ecosystem in your room is intact.This means no mice,spiders are some of its food.

Dr.EM · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:53

eXSBass said:
A Daddy-Long Leg:

Mummy-long-legs surely then?

Are those really poisonous then? Can't say i've seen them, looks like they can't fly so that's probably why (pulls out bed and fetches torch...)

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 21:54

Mythbusters had a guy get bitten by them, and he didn't die. Theres no scientific evidence of the poisons use on humans, but its been observed that the effect on insects isn't that great either.

Mrchu_ · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:06

i think that they are poisonous to humans,but its probably because of the volume of toxin inside one then(maybe you need shedloads).Also do you have any scientific proof,that they dont ?

For fear factor the daddy long legs is a pussycat check out the australian huntsman.They are HUGE.Queit often youll find upto 5 on your lounge room wall in the morning.just lying there.doing nothing.very scary

the picture shows it next to a fully grown teacup.With i might add, something in its mouth.And kinda on top of it(legs in) so not even fanned out.(legs out)I think its going to have tea after.

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/huntsman_spiders.htm

But these are as huge as dinner plates and eat stuff nearly as big.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/huntsman/Huntsman-ZZ281_F2694.jpg

its soo :eek:

scary they should have been used in arachniphobia,not those silly auckland ones.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/australian/huntsman/Isopeda_insignis_F3315.jpg

This spider is also known as the banded huntsman spider. The male is 25-30 mm and the female 32-40 mm large. This species is one of the largest in its genus in Australia.
Isopeda insignis by Rosemary Robinson Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains.

I know the huntsman isnt a daddylong legs but i cant seem to clear my head of them

Click to expand...

benjo plz. · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:09

Mrchu_ said:
the picture shows it next to a fully grown teacup.

A what?

. And Goliath Birdeaters are even bigger

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Jongo · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:11

u no u could just close your windows and they mite not get in

and put your house into lock down mode so its completly air tight

Bumhucker · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:12

Gilly said:
I heard that 'fact' about 15 years ago. How long has he been doing stand-up?

Over 15 years I'd guess.

Mrchu_ · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:14

Phnom_Penh said:
A what? . And Goliath Birdeaters are even bigger .

I thought i included a picture of one eating a bird but its probably a butterfly

BIRDEATERS.....OMG!!! :eek:

Gilly · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:15

Mrchu_ said:
This spider is also known as the banded huntsman spider. The male is 25-30 mm and the female 32-40 mm large.

Isn't that about the size of a house spider in the UK? :/

Mrchu_ · 16 Sep 2006 at 22:16

Gilly said:
Isn't that about the size of a house spider in the UK? :/

uh uh,they are only including body size,not those long legs,easily 15-20 cm across.These are the scary bits