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Are cellar (daddy-long leg) spiders venomous?
Aka. Daddylong leg spiders.
YES, I KNOW THERE ARE TWO THINGS CALLED DADDY-LONG LEGS. I AM REFERRING TO THE SPIDERS.
There's one in my bathroom, in the bath tub. I'm sure it's a cellar spider. Are they venomous? If so, is the venom harmful to humans?
6 Answers
- John RLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Yes, venomous, no not at all dangerous to humans, and yes the fangs can penetrate the skin, but no, they virtually never bite humans. They do eat Black Widows, among other things, so I can't imagine why anybody who is upset about spiders would ever kill one of these harmless and rather interesting spiders.
- ?Lv 71 decade ago
The cellar spider is not really a spider at all and I doubt if it has fangs like a real spider and they're no threat to humans but what makes you so sure it's a cellar spider. Your bathroom is not a cellar and what I think you saw was the common house spider which is no threat to humans either.
Below you will see a long legged cellar spider and a common house spider....which one did you see.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It's family name is Pholcidae. And they have venom but human affect is like *ow that hurt*
As for Opilliones which are the true daddy long legs they have no venom.
- 1 decade ago
No. Their fangs are unable to penetrate human skin and if they were/are able to, the venom is relatively harmless in humans. Should you get a bite just ice it down and go to the doctor to make sure.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
They are, but the venom does little more to humans than the average bug bite.
They're not particularly aggressive against people either.