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- Submitted: Jul 15, 2020
- Photographed: Jul 15, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Unidentified
Picture ID 116221
I believe that’s a daddy long-legs also known as harvestmen
Yes – Harvestmen are not properly spiders, but related arachnids, found in Order Opiliones. They possess no venom and do not bite humans. 🙂
In S.E. Texas we call these Grandaddy Long Legs. They have poisonous toxin but their fangs are not sharp enough to puncture human skin. I played with them as a child
Ah, yes, the widespread but completely unfounded urban legend. Opiliones have neither venom glands nor fangs, yet inexplicably the legend persists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones#Misconception
https://www.burkemuseum.org/collections-and-research/biology/arachnology-and-entomology/spider-myths/myth-daddy-longlegs-would