- Daddy-longlegs Myth Have you heard this one : DADDY-LONGLEGS ARE ONE OF THE MOST POISONOUS SPIDERS BUT THEIR FANGS ARE TOO SHORT TO BITE HUMANS This tale has been lurking around for years. I have heard it repeatedly in the United States and even heard a schoolteacher misinforming her class at a museum in Brisbane, Australia. This is incorrect, but to clarify it, several points need to be ...spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html
- The elegant harvestmen are neither spiders nor insects. By Anita Carpenter. June 2000 Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine.www.wnrmag.com/stories/2000/jun00/daddy.htm