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 ...

The elegant harvestmen are neither spiders nor insects. By Anita Carpenter. June 2000 Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine.