Mosquitoes and crane flies are often confused for one another because they look similar at first glance, and they live in ...

(WJW) – ‘Daddy longlegs’ are NOT spiders. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently shared the news on social media, and ...

Daddy longlegs spiders are fairly common in the United States and are the subject of a popular myth that's probably more of a ...

Now That's Debunked Spiders (like harvestmen) naturally occur on every continent except Antarctica, so it's unsurprising that some people claim, "You're never more than 3 feet (0.9 meters) away ...

If something is poisonous, it’s toxic to eat or touch. If something is venomous, it has a toxic bite. Again, this is where the myth holds a little more truth for harvestmen than for cellar spiders.

For decades, people have spread the rumor that daddy-long-legs are the most venomous spider. But the spiders’ venom isn’t strong enough to hurt people.

If something is poisonous, it’s toxic to eat or touch. If something is venomous, it has a toxic bite. Again, this is where the myth holds a little more truth for harvestmen than for cellar spiders.

For decades, people have spread the rumor that daddy-long-legs are the most venomous spider. But the spiders’ venom isn’t strong enough to hurt people. Credit: Birdsincanberra.com - stock ...

The two may look similar from a distance, but cellar spiders have two distinct segments of their body while harvestmen have just one. In either case, they are not dangerous.