Daddy long-legs spider
The daddy long-legs spider is a small spider with very long, thin legs. It lives indoors in quiet, dim corners of homes, cellars and garages, and it is found in most temperate countries on every continent. It is valued because it hunts other spiders, including the dangerous redback spider.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Small body, about 6 to 10 mm long in males and 7 to 8 mm on average in females, not counting the legs.1
- Eight very long, thin legs covered in fine grey bristles. The legs are about 5 to 6 times the length of the body.1
- Translucent grey or pale brown body, with a dark spot on the back of the front body part and dark, blurred spots on the top of the rear body part.1
- Eight eyes: a pair of small dark eyes at the front, followed by three rows of pairs of larger eyes.1
- Loose, horizontal webs with many irregularities, often tangled with the webs of other spiders.1
Sering tertukar dengan: It is often called 'daddy long-legs', a name also used for crane flies and harvestmen. Crane flies are insects, and harvestmen belong to a different group of arachnids (the order Opiliones), so they are not spiders.1
Kekuatan bisa
Bisanya keluar lewat taring atau gigi saat menggigit.
Apa efek bisanya?
Its venom is used to subdue prey, and it can bite. According to researchers, its venom has negligible effects on humans and other mammals. A bite causes a mild stinging sensation with no long-term health effects.1
Seberapa berbahaya bagi manusia?
Bahaya bagi manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau lebih ringan. Pada dasarnya tidak berbahaya bagi manusia.It is considered harmless to humans. Bites are hardly ever reported, and a bite causes only mild stinging.1
Apa yang dilakukannya saat takut?
When it senses danger, it swings its body round in a circle repeatedly while its legs stay fixed on the web, a movement called whirling.1
Jika ia menggigit
- Cuci gigitan dan kompres dengan es untuk meredakan nyeri. Cari bantuan medis jika nyerinya kuat, menyebar, atau orangnya merasa tidak enak badan.
Selalu hubungi nomor darurat dulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan pertama umum, bukan nasihat medis. Dasar-dasar pertolongan pertama
Tetap aman
- Jangan pernah menyentuh, menangkap, atau mengganggu hewan liar, walaupun kecil, dan walaupun tampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika bertemu, tetap tenang, mundur perlahan, dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika ia menggigitmu: tetap tenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nomor darurat (112, 000, 911) atau segera ke rumah sakit. Ingat seperti apa rupanya, foto sangat membantu.
Ia tidak mengincarmu. Ia memakai bisanya untuk menangkap makanan atau melindungi diri, dan ia jauh lebih suka bersembunyi. Lebih lanjut tentang tetap aman
Di mana di dunia?
Seberapa besar dia?
Seberapa panjang dia?
sepanjang 2 balok mainan yang dijajarkan
bisa menempuh 100 meter dalam 280 detik (manusia tercepat butuh 9,6)Seberapa besar Daddy long-legs spider dibandingkan KAMU?
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Seberapa cepat dia?
Fakta
It hunts redback spiders, which are among the most venomous spiders in the world.1
It fakes the vibrations of a trapped insect in its web, then waits on its long legs until the prey touches one of them before attacking.1
Its whirling defence can last several hours or even days when it is threatened by jumping spiders.1
Its silk has been reported to have potential medicinal uses.1
Pembongkar mitos
Mitos: Daddy long-legs spiders cannot bite humans because their fangs cannot get through human skin.
Faktanya: Their fangs are about 0.25 mm long, and human skin is about 0.1 mm thick, so they can bite. Bites are very rarely reported, and they cause only mild stinging.1
Dari mana faktanya berasal
- Pholcus phalangioides (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Pholcus phalangioides (iNaturalist): nama dan klasifikasi.
- Venom Wiki: tingkat bahaya, ukuran umum, dan perkiraan kecepatan adalah buatan kami. Lihat cara kami menghitungnya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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