Why am I horrified of daddy long legs but not tarantulas?

To be fair, it depends on where the questioner lives. In most of the US, our daddy long legs (or Harvestmen) are pretty harmless. They make more a big stink (literally) than anything else. THAT SAID...... read more

Yes, that is a daddy long legs. I'm gonna go a different route and say that just maybe, Tarantulas are a tad more"cuddly" in appearance. Once you get over the fangs, they are fuzzy, sometimes even pleasantly colorful. read more

Daddy long legs or harvestmen are part of the family Phalangiidae and lack venom glands and do not have the ability to spin silken webs. Daddy long legs are omnivores and feed on a variety of organic materials, feces, carcasses, aphids, and other small insects. read more