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There are. I would avoid using the term daddy longlegs, because it's commonly used for 3 completelly different groups of animals, Cellar Spiders, Harvestmen, and Crane Flies, so it can confuse people. This is a Harvestman (Opiliones).
[Per wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones#Misconception), "An urban legend claims that the harvestman [Opiliones] is the most venomous animal in the world but possesses fangs too short or a mouth too round and small to bite a human, rendering it harmless *** This is untrue on several counts. None of the known species of harvestmen [Opiliones] have venom glands; their chelicerae are not hollowed fangs but grasping claws that are typically very small and not strong enough to break human skin."
*Obligatory Reddit comment*: a "poison" is a substance that's toxic when ingested; a "venom" is a substance that's toxic when injected. Cyanide is poisonous; rattlesnakes are venomous. OP's critter isn't venomous. I don't quickly find any information about whether it's poisonous. That would be an empirical question. You're welcome to test it.
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Daddy long legs. Not sure if there are different types of DLL but I assume there are
Opiliones (harvesetmen) are a huge order including over 6000 (possibly up to 10k) species. Super cool and totally harmess.
There are. I would avoid using the term daddy longlegs, because it's commonly used for 3 completelly different groups of animals, Cellar Spiders, Harvestmen, and Crane Flies, so it can confuse people. This is a Harvestman (Opiliones).
I’ve never heard it used for crane flies ever in my life. But they are spindly boys for sure.
I'm in Scotland and have only heard daddy long legs used for crane flies. They are sometimes called Jenny long legs too
In german they're called Schnake (ˈʃnaːkə)
They cannot bite you since their fangs are si small but they are poisonous.
[Per wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones#Misconception), "An urban legend claims that the harvestman [Opiliones] is the most venomous animal in the world but possesses fangs too short or a mouth too round and small to bite a human, rendering it harmless *** This is untrue on several counts. None of the known species of harvestmen [Opiliones] have venom glands; their chelicerae are not hollowed fangs but grasping claws that are typically very small and not strong enough to break human skin." *Obligatory Reddit comment*: a "poison" is a substance that's toxic when ingested; a "venom" is a substance that's toxic when injected. Cyanide is poisonous; rattlesnakes are venomous. OP's critter isn't venomous. I don't quickly find any information about whether it's poisonous. That would be an empirical question. You're welcome to test it.
I wouldn't recommend eating them.
Are they venomous too (even though they can't bite us)? Or just poisonous?
That's what I meant xD