Super gruesome, not sure where to post

[GymB]

I never knew that a daddy long leg was capable of ripping the tail off a lizard and eating it!
Or have they already eaten the body!
Two of them going to town on my back porch tonight.

 

[chiefjason]

Well, they are hunters but that's a little big for them. Guess they scored big.

 

[georgel]

Maybe those are just the babies. Find the mama. 😁

 

[GymB]

Long ago I was told that daddy long legs are one of the most venomous spiders in NA, but that they carry a tiny amount and their mouth doesn’t open in a way that would allow them to bite a human. No idea if true.

 

[jodyisaacs]

Long ago I was told that daddy long legs are one of the most venomous spiders in NA, but that they carry a tiny amount and their mouth doesn’t open in a way that would allow them to bite a human. No idea if true.

I heard the same, but, like you, no clue to the validity of that statement.

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[NC Boy Scout]

Long ago I was told that daddy long legs are one of the most venomous spiders in NA, but that they carry a tiny amount and their mouth doesn’t open in a way that would allow them to bite a human. No idea if true.

Urban legend. Mythbusters did a segment on this and one of them actually put his arm in a tank of daddy long leg spiders. He received several bites with minimal reaction.

 

[georgel]

I didn't know they would bite. Used to handle them as a kid.

 

[HMP]

This was not what was expected. Super gruesome has different levels/interpretations.
That say, Ive never seen one eat, that's neat

 

[MacEntyre]

lizards drop their tails for all kinds of reasons, mostly defensive... spiders coulda found it detached. It's where the lizards store food, so it is a windfall.

 

[GymB]

lizards drop their tails for all kinds of reasons, mostly defensive... spiders coulda found it detached. It's where the lizards store food, so it is a windfall.

Yeah, but two next to each other? I figure maybe the cat provided them and the spiders scavenged, but for the kids I’m still saying that they ate the lizards down to the tails.

 

[Catfish]

Ive heard they hunt in packs and grow up to be tarantulas😁

 

[Scrubber3]

They aren't even spiders.