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Daddy Long Legs
People, PLEASE! Do a little research and get a clue. There are TWO types of arachnids typically referred to as Daddy Long Legs - one is an Opilione (which has NO FANGS and NO VENOM GLANDS) and the other is an actual spider (with fangs and venom). The actual spiders were the ones used in the Myth Busters episode and their venom was proven to be very mild, and it was also proven that they CAN bite humans - but the effect was negligable. The pill-bodied Opilones that most (apparently mis-informed Americans) call Daddy Long Legs have NO venom glands and live off of dead vegetation or animal matter. There are some that hunt very small prey, but they don't use venom 'cause they don't have any.
To the writer who says his/her friend was bitten by one and was rendered mentall retarded ("retarted") from the poison: Are you sure it was your friend who was affected by the bite?
To the writer who claimed that Myth Busters didn't even use the right animal: You go on believing anything you want to. It has become unnevervingly obvious that people are so averse to admitting their mistakes that they will come up with whatever means necessary to justify their own delusions just to avoid a blow to the ego. People would rather plug their ears and ignore reality rather than try to actually LEARN something factual for fear of admitting they were wrong.
THAT, my friends, is the root of absolutely EVERYTHING that is wrong with the world today. STOP THE STUPIDITY!
-reply by Garbi
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