As a recovered arachnophobe, I am very familiar with many of the ridiculous spider myths. Spider myths can stem from their ...

But according to many versions of a popular rumor, daddy-long-legs are actually among the most venomous of all spiders but their fangs are too small to bite humans.

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But the spiders’ venom isn’t strong enough to hurt people. “Daddy-long-legs” spiders don’t have venom that’s strong enough to make people sick and a bite from one won’t kill you.

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.