Can daddy long legs bite humans?

Daddy-Longlegs are one of the most poisonous spiders, but their fangs are too short to bite humans This tale has been lurking around for years. I have heard it repeatedly in the United States and even heard a schoolteacher misinforming her class at a museum in Brisbane, Australia. read more

Many people believe daddy longlegs are deadly or at least venomous. It's also common to hear that they can't bite humans because their fangs are too short to penetrate the skin. The fact that this information is repeated so often causes many people to assume that the sayings must be true. read more

Pholcids, or daddy long-legs spiders, are venomous predators, and although they never naturally bite people, their fangs are similar in structure to those of brown recluse spiders, and therefore can theoretically penetrate skin. read more