Is a funnel web spider more venomous than a daddy long leg?

Answer 1

Do you mean Agelenid funnel web spiders or the Sydney funnel web?
That is a very broad question....
Harvestmen do have venom, they use it to kill their prey effectively, however the fact that they csn kill a human is over rated. All opiliones are venomous, but have never once recorded a bite to a human that lead to a fatality.
The Sydney Funnel web on the other hand, has a very high fatality percentage and most victims die, or may survive with crippling injuries.

Answer 2

First, lets get our collective terminologies straight, I can see a LOT of confusion.

When you say funnel web spider you must be refering to the specific Australian funnel web spider which is extremely aggressive and very venomous. It's ONLY found in Australia and isn't closely related to North American funnel web spiders... meaning, the Australian funnel web spider is very dangerous to humans while the ones in North America are not.

Next, 'Daddy-Longlegs" refers to AT LEAST 3 different totally different arthropods and NONE of them are dangerous to humans.

1. The harvestman (which isn't a spider but a relative)
2. The cellar spider or vibrating spider
3. The crane fly (which isn't a spider either but looks like a giant mosquito -- and isn't)

All 3 of these animals have long thin legs, creep people out, and may bite you, but you'll live. There are absolutely zero confirmed cases of anyone (man, woman, infant) dying as a result of envenomation by one of these organisms.


So the answer is yes, the Australian funnel web spider is more venomous than ANY daddy long leg.

Answer 3

Most people confuse an Opiliones known as a "Harvestman" as a spider which isn't much of a spider at all. It's a single bodied 8 legged arachnid closer related to a mite.

A daddy long legs which you find in basements and garages is far less poisonous than a venomous funnel web spider. Common funnel web spiders are mildly poisonous while Australian funnel webs are VERY poisonous.

There have not been any known cases of daddy long legs bites that I have heard of.

Answer 4

Well first of all if you are talking about the daddy long legs that has skinny long legs and break off easily, well they are called harvestman and are not even spiders, they are arachnids and are related to spiders, but not spiders at all. It is just an urban legend for they have no venom glands either. Size of the jaws very from species to species, but none of them will bite a human. And if some of the larger did bite, it wouldn't do anything for they have no venom.

Now there is a spider that is called the daddy long legs. This spider is not all dangerous to humans for their venom is harmless to humans.

Now as for the funnel web, not all are dangerous to humans. Just some, such as the Sydney funnel web. And it is very toxic to humans. Fortunately there is antivenin for the toxin. Be advised to avoid any large spider that you are not familiar with.

Answer 5

I'm not familiar with the funnel web spider but a daddy long legs is not venomous at all.

Answer 6

I'm not familar with a funnel web spider but i don't think a daddy long leg is very venomous, children play with them all the time. Unless they are venomous but can't bite because otherwise they'd be many ded children laying around from playing with them. Try looking for information on the web.

Answer 7

about the same only the daddy long leg has smaller biting apparatus than the funnel spider so it can't really get a good bite

Answer 8

I've heard daddy long legs are the most venomous but their fangs aren't strong enough to pierce human skin

Answer 9

I believe that Daddy Long Legs are actually very venomous, however, they have small fangs which cannot pierce our skin.

Answer 10

If we are talking about humans, the daddy long legs are not even poisonus. As for spiders on spiders I don't have a clue.