NahmeanUhear Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Daddy Longlegs poisnous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhadley32 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 True but they don't have teeth so can't bite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I suppose it depends how many you eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Snopes says ... false. (Link) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky3 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 I heard this once. I instantly thought of how many toddlers i'd seen eating them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 It also depends on whether you're referring to what we call a daddy long legs, what the Australians call a daddy long legs or what Americans call a daddy long legs. Crane flies (UK) aren't poisonous and many varieties don't eat as adult forms, just mate and die. Harvestmen (US) are an arachnid which isn't poisonous and doesn't have teeth long enough to penetrate human skin. Cellar spiders (Aus) are true spiders which can bite humans but have very weak venom and are therefore not dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 True but they don't have teeth so can't bite Been reading snopes too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 True but they don't have teeth so can't bite but they can give you a nasty "gum", so watch out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Just to be the annoying geek who corrects everybody - an animal is poisonous if eating it would kill you. If it biting you would kill you, then it is venomous, not poisonous. Craneflies are not venomous. Whether they'd poison you if you ate a lot of them is something I do not know and have not the slightest inclination to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Just to be the annoying geek who corrects everybody - an animal is poisonous if eating it would kill you. If it biting you would kill you, then it is venomous, not poisonous. Craneflies are not venomous. Whether they'd poison you if you ate a lot of them is something I do not know and have not the slightest inclination to find out. Technically and scientifically you are correct, but in everyday laymans terms everything like that is just poisonous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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