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Are daddy longlegs really the most venomous spiders in the world?
You've probably heard this playground legend: Daddy longlegs are the most venomous spiders in the world, but their fangs are too short to bite you.
Is this really true?
The short answer: no. But to reach that answer, we're going to have to get a few things straight.
"First, what are you calling a daddy longlegs?" said Rick Vetter, a retired research associate of entomology at the University of California, Riverside.
Can daddy long legs bite humans
Vetter has been busting this particular myth for years.
Related: Could humans ever be venomous?
The problem is that the term "daddy longlegs" is used colloquially to refer to at least three different animals, only one of which is a true spider.
That animal is also known as a cellar spider, in the family Pholcidae.
Like other spiders, it has two body segments, eight eyes and fangs, complete with venom ducts and venom glands.
Then there are harvestmen, which are arachnids in the order Opiliones. Unlike spiders, these animals have a single body segment and only two eye
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