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To: hosepipe
Poisonous spiders...... is there any other kind?..

There are many spiders who's venom is not poisonous to humans. Many poisonous spiders can't hurt a person, anyways, because their bite can't break the skin. Daddy Longlegs is a perfect example. It is the most venomous spider from what I understand but cannot harm a human at all.
5 posted on 10/03/2010 11:51:07 PM PDT by lmr (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: lmr
Daddy Longlegs

Didn't Mythbusters expose this as an urban myth?

8 posted on 10/04/2010 12:08:59 AM PDT by eclecticEel (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
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To: lmr
Many poisonous spiders can't hurt a person, anyways, because their bite can't break the skin. Daddy Longlegs is a perfect example. It is the most venomous spider from what I understand but cannot harm a human at all.

I hate to burst your bubble, but a Daddy Longlegs is not a spider. It's an Arachnid. All arachnids have eight legs, although in some species the front pair may convert to a sensory function. Creepy, yes, deadly, no.

18 posted on 10/04/2010 4:13:42 AM PDT by 41Thunder (The SUPPLY of Government is GREATER than the DEMAND of the people)
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To: lmr
Many poisonous spiders can't hurt a person, anyways, because their bite can't break the skin. Daddy Longlegs is a perfect example. It is the most venomous spider from what I understand but cannot harm a human at all.

I hate to burst your bubble, but a Daddy Longlegs is not a spider. It's an Arachnid. All arachnids have eight legs, although in some species the front pair may convert to a sensory function. Creepy, yes, deadly, no.

19 posted on 10/04/2010 4:13:50 AM PDT by 41Thunder (The SUPPLY of Government is GREATER than the DEMAND of the people)
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