Them's good eatin'. :yum:

That is a way impressive cluster -- my shed usually doesn't sport more'n a dozen at a time.

When I was 12 or so, I woke up with one o' these on my face, right over the eyes. Classic. I'm not usually squeamish, but wound up in the center of the bedroom, all the covers around me. The spider disappeared in the melee.

Last year I'm raking leaves, and every few minutes would have to scratch my neck, or my ear, or my forehead. Finally I take off my hat and a daddy longlegs falls off, glad to be free. I'm thinking, "That guy was waltzing all over my head for like twenty minutes!" Must've looked funny.

Thanks, I'm all itchy now.

Where's the "whole body shudder" smilie?

:doit:

You're welcome.

Well, I've learned my something new for the day. I always considered them spiders too. However, that does not mean I don't want them stomped on. Snakes I can handle, bugs, spiders, and other creepy crawlies need to die a horrific, fire-induced death.

(typing with my eyes closed): EEEEEEEEEK!

I don't CARE if they're not technically spiders.

They are GROSS. and ICKY. and CREEPY!

ooooooo bad!

Every spider you see is 100 other bugs you don't see. the spider is your friend.

"Friends" don't usually crawl between my toes when I am sleeping and bite me. :D

And just how many bugs do you have between your toes as you sleep, hmm?

^ sorry, that was supposed to be the pic of Sundae's crane fly...

We call those mosquito-hawks, too. However they still freak me out. Flying Daddy Long Legs. What could be worse than that?!
If it looks like a spider, I'm gonna freak. I can't help it. That pic of the hairy-looking wall made me cringe and make a squeamish noise. I couldn't look for long, I had to scroll very quickly...Good Lord! I think I have a tear in my eye! I hope tomorrows Friday animal pic is something cute and cuddley to help me get over this...
hh

Around here, mosquito-hawks = dragon fly.


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Depends on how much I drank the night before. ;-)

It depends on which country you live in. Down here we have the traditional Daddy Longlegs, which as previously pointed out, is not a true spider, but then we do have spiders that look very similar. Not only that, but researchers discovered in the last year or two that the spider actually has a deadly (to humans), venom, but its fangs are so small, they cannot deliver a sufficient quantity to do any damage (in fact they rarely break the skin). I don't have time to look up references, but if I can find one later I will post it.

So, the bottom line is that the traditional Daddy Longlegs is not a spider, but there are similar looking real spiders in some countries, some of which are venomous.

Quick! Someone call Jeff Daniels!

The cellar: no daddy-long-legs in here