Lindsey 0 #1 July 16, 2006 What is it really? It's not a spider? But an arthropod? Theres' one in my bathroom right now, and the little guy made me wonder....is it just a BUG? linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 July 16, 2006 Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Opiliones Daddy long legts, aka harvestmen, are arachnids, like spiders. Unlike spider, the abdomen and cephalothorax of a daddy-long-legs are fused together into one oval shape. Their mouthparts are chelicera, like a spider's, not mandibles, like an insect's. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #3 July 16, 2006 So they are aliens. Or mutant spiders. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #4 July 16, 2006 QuoteSo they are aliens. Or mutant spiders. Both! They're Alien-Mutant-Spiders I heard once that their bite is more poisonous then a black widow. But, their mouths are to small to harm a human. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 July 16, 2006 not true re. their venom Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #6 July 16, 2006 I'm leaning more and more toward "bug." Mouthless, venemous bug. So what about this "poisonous" business....-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #7 July 16, 2006 QuoteQuoteSo they are aliens. Or mutant spiders. Both! They're Alien-Mutant-Spiders I heard once that their bite is more poisonous then a black widow. But, their mouths are to small to harm a human. Mythbusters did that one and it was busted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyskydiver 0 #8 July 16, 2006 They are not poisonous.Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 July 16, 2006 Here's a photo of a nest of a cluster of thousands of granddaddy long leg spiders I encountered last month on the ceiling of a cave in central Texas. If you hate spiders, this is a scary sight! All that black fuzz is their legs sticking out above their bodies, which are buried down inside the mass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindsey 0 #10 July 16, 2006 QuoteHere's a photo of a nest of a cluster of thousands of granddaddy long leg spiders I encountered last month on the ceiling of a cave in central Texas. If you hate spiders, this is a scary sight! All that black fuzz is their legs sticking out above their bodies, which are buried down inside the mass. John, I think this is the only thing you ever posted that I was glad I looked at :) Cool. THAT made this whole silly thread worthwhile.... linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #11 July 17, 2006 QuoteJohn, I think this is the only thing you ever posted that I was glad I looked at :) I guess that's a compliment. I think... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
