So it's just a myth

The whole daddy long leg spider thing came to me as I was at work. One coworker of mine age 63 was talking, and I mentioned daddy long legs for no particular reason, when he bursted out saying that they aren't spiders and they aren't poisonous ("It's just a myth!"). I looked at my other coworker of my same age, and gave him a wierd look.

I responded, "I think 8 legs means it's a spider" but he told me the body is different than "Normal" spiders. I agreed. But I've always heard they're poisonous, so I told him that I still think they're poisonous. I'm always right... wrong.
Anyway, I decided to make this into some sort of contest by polling every single person who strolled by. Since I work at the Church Office Building in Downtown Salt Lake City, that wasn't hard, as I pass many electricians, custodians, manual laborers, and the whole bunch. I began randomly polling everyone, and the next day everyone was asking me how the poll was going.

I decided to get to the internet and make those who visit my blog (The millions of loyal fans) join in on the fun. So far I've had a great (uh huh...) response. But that's aside the point.

Out of 15 people I polled at the Church Office Building, 13 said it was poisonous, and 12 said it was a spider. Leaving 3 saying it was NOT a spider, and 2 saying it WASN'T posionous.

I was proud of my accomplishment, proving that I was right. It is a spider, it is poisonous. But then I looked on the "web" (this time, pun intended). I found out that although the daddy long leg is an arachnid, it is NOT classified as a "Spider" as we know it. It is actually a harvestman, or of the order of "opiliones".

There is a point of confusion, however upon the statement that it is not a spider.
The Daddy long leg is not a "true" spider, but the Daddy long-legs spider is. If that's not confusing I don't know what is.

And to set the record straight on if they are poisonous, I asked my friends at Mythbusters, and they told me to look here: Is the daddy long-leg poisonous?

Although it has venom, it is not potent enough to harm a human, unlike a black widow which would kill a human being.

FINAL RESULTS
Is the daddy long leg a spider? It is an arachnid, but not the same order as a Spider.

Is the daddy long leg poisonous? It has venom, but definately not strong enough to envenomate a human, even if it does penetrate the skin with a bite.

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