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Daddy Long Legs

I've always been put out by the myth that Daddy Long Legs are spiders that are so venemous they'd kill you in a single bite but were unable to bite you. To me it seemed ludicrous because they're not even spiders. I even heard the myth for the millionth time while back in Western Massachusetts. So today I decided to take a little time and look it up. Simple enough.

"Daddy Long Legs" and "Daddy Long Legs spiders" are similar-looking but different creatures ... neither of which could kill you!

And there you have it.

Posted by Justin | August 14, 2005 4:30 PM |

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reminds me of the spybots in Minority Report

Posted by: dad | August 14, 2005 11:40 PM

Hmm. Thanks for the enlightenment. I always just figured that what people were really referring to was a brown recluse, which does have long spindly legs.

Posted by: jansen | August 16, 2005 12:13 AM

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