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

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.

By: thomas

thomas — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:05:00 +0000

no, maybe foolish. let em go around catchin the real dangerous ones while they steer clear of these “killers”

By: thomas

thomas — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:03:52 +0000

you are funny.

By: Anonymus

Anonymus — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:07:33 +0000

I know exactly where his body is. Met the man who personally buried him. Doesn’t do me any good though. I’d end up swimming with the fishes regardless of how much I got paid. But it’s nice to somewhat get it out.

By: sharon

sharon — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:38:11 +0000

They secrete a substance that smells bad to predators so they will think they tase bad and don’t want to eat them. That may be what they tested I don’t know I missed that show. Just ran into this site doing research on daddy longlegs for my biology class.

By: sharon

sharon — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:35:01 +0000

Our daddy longlegs is Not venomus! Quit beliving everything someone tell you and look it up. Not on a wiki site either go to something like ohioline.osu.edu or any other edu site as they are sites generally run by universities with accurate info.

By: sharon

sharon — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:24:10 +0000

It is not a fact! A fact is something that can be proven! You can not prove your belief therefore it is an opinion and NOT a fact!

By: sharon

sharon — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:21:08 +0000

The spider may be but the one in America is not. They do not even posess venom.

By: sharon

sharon — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:15:28 +0000

It doesn’t make you mean it does make you a lier. Why would you willfully misinform your own children? What is it gonna make them think and why do you want to teach them it is ok to lie? Your are supposed to teach your children not lie to them.