John,
Daddy Google helped confirming that it's a myth.
See, e.g. here a very nice discussion:
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
Cheers,
Igor
John Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:01:57 -0800 wrote:
I read somewhere that they have the most potent venom of any spiders in
the world, but pose no danger to humans because their mouth parts are so
small they can't bite large mammals.
On 1/18/2018 11:57, ann sanfedele wrote:
Always called them "Daddy Long Legs" and didn't know, as a child, that
they were spiders.. but they are harmless
to humans and I always found them cute...
I like the photo a lot, it looks like some sort of minimalist painting..
and they dont look at all creepy.
I'm not bothered by spiders in the wild or in a garden.. and I've even
petted a tarantula.. but I confess
I kill any I find in my apartment as brown recluse spiders do live in
the city... but I'd be inclined to trap and
release a Daddy Long Legs if one appeared.
ann
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