White Spider by Joyce Wolf6/20/2023 ![]() Instead, daddy-long-legs are spider killers. So babies swallowing daddy-long-legs doesn't prove they're not venomous.Īnd the truth of the matter is, they are venomous. Unlike poison, venom molecules are too large to be absorbed through the skin, and need to be injected into the bloodstream or lymphatic system to take effect.Īlthough a cut in the mouth or upper digestive tract could allow envenomation to occur through swallowing, typically when venom is swallowed it's broken down by stomach acids. Proof! you might say, that they can't be venomous? Not quite. This "myth" usually goes something along the lines of: Daddy-long-legs are extremely venomous but their fangs aren't able to penetrate human skin.īut a quick skim of forums online reveals countless reports from panic-stricken parents whose babies have been caught making a meal out of the wiry arachnids. ![]() ![]() Daddy-long-legs are rumoured to be extremely venomous. ![]()
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