Comments on: Episode 13: Buried in Concrete, Daddy Long-legs, Jet Taxi

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:02:58 +0000

You do realize that they probably got a lot of requests from a lot of different people about this, right? Probably hundreds, if not more. It’s a myth and the show is called Mythbusters.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 09 May 2012 04:58:51 +0000

Here in the US, the term “daddy long legs” is often used to describe 3 different critters. 1) The Harvestman. Not actually a spider, but still in the arachnid family. 2 eyes. No fangs, no venom, no silk. Will eat solid matter including decaying vegetation and even bird poo! 2) Cellar spider (pholcidae). Actual spider with fangs and venom. Known to catch and kill other spiders, including black widows and hobo spiders, in addition to insects. 3) Crane fly. Insect.

By: Jenji

Jenji — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:15:08 +0000

black widows can only kill you if you are allergic to them

By: Maristela

Maristela — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:34:34 +0000

I think I figured this one out it might be uhiidmty so instead of watering extra, if you have a plant do this again, you want to mist it every day. Our herbs died which is really sad b/c we purchased them at Monticello! But hopefully it will go better this spring.

By: QuiRatul

QuiRatul — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:27:58 +0000

Yeah, I am going to have to go with Sicko also. I really doubt we’ll get your vote for best asnewr (considering Spider-man and all) but a really good film. Funny, scary, heartbreaking, everything

By: Wiets Bezuidenhout

Wiets Bezuidenhout — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:05:08 +0000

I cameaccross a Daddy Longleg Web in my house and caught in the web was a smal red Scorpion the Spider attacked it and killed it if you are interested I will post the Video clip my Son made

By: Dmitry

Dmitry — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:34:03 +0000

I know Eric. He gets so much mail I doubt he even saw your PM. Would you like me to ask him to contact you? Scratching backs, right? BTW, I have a viral video it’s tlited, oddly enough with all your sticks, 97,000 Toothpicks.

By: Soso

Soso — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:19:19 +0000

yes, correct and rlelay well done in working this out.at the time of my spider video ericsurf6 did a spider in the kitchen / house video, it was also a time when I was trying to connect to this tuber, but my PM’s were never replied. I was but a small tuber in a very large sea.ericsurf6 did play my spider on his channel for a short time, if he played it for a few weeks his spider would have been very strongly connected to my spider, but he had his video to play.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:40:56 +0000

To clear up the confusion -
‘Daddy Long Legs’ is used for a many kinds of insects (e.g. crane flies), harvestmen (Opilionids), spiders and etc. Presumably, the myth refers to spiders since it refers to bites and venom and cellar spiders (Pholcids) are frequently called daddy long legs and are commonly found in houses.
Pholcids have 2 body parts separated by narrow waist, 8 legs, fangs, venom glands and are typically found hanging in webs.
Toxicity tests were done on mice under the supervision of a veternarian, using a minimum number of mice and using several methods to minimize suffering. Black widow venom was used for comparison.
The venom was from Physocyclus mexicanus males and these were also used for the fang measurements and bite tests.
We only tested one species. There are many other species of pholcids, so …

By: Unknown

Unknown — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:13:02 +0000

That daddy long legs had bitten me ,while I was in the garage I just holded it in my hands then in a second I felt pain.