What's the point in daddy long legs?

Question

they are so annoying

Answer 1

Well let's see. The daddy long legs also known as the harvestman are omnivorous feeding on small insects and all kinds of plant matter and fungi. Some are scavengers feeding on any decaying matter. And they are completely harmless and they don't have any venom.

The crane fly, which is also called the daddy longlegs are a food source for many birds.

The daddy longlegs spider, whose venom has a very weak affect on humans, prey on insects which makes it beneficial.

All these creatures, just like any has its place in the ecosystem. Whether you like them or hate them, the fact is there here on earth and they serve a purpose.

Answer 2

I Know They Are So Pointless And Annoying They Only Live For 24 Hours So Whats The point In That Begin Born Flying Around Annoying People For 24 Hours Unless Killed By Someone Then Dieing So So Pointless

Answer 3

Tipulidae oleracea
(Crane Fly or Daddy Longlegs)


Crane flies are among the animals which cause the most panic in a bedroom, apart from probably spiders, that is. Attracted by the light, they fly in the window and start to flap against lampshades of the main light or the bedside light...apart from this they do no harm at all. Craneflies are merely large flies. They do not feed as adults, nor do they bite or sting. The female lays eggs in the ground, where the larvae feed on vegetation, sometimes causing damage by gnawing at the roots of plants.

Crane fly larvae may also appear in thatch. They normally live in damp earth, and so it is only in old, damp, mossy thatched roofs that they can thrive. They themselves do little damage in a roof that has already suffered, but it becomes more serious if rooks or other birds discover this source of food and start to pull at the thatch in order to reach the larvae.

These rather leggy flies, sometimes referred to as Daddy Longlegs, have a tendency for the legs to break off when handled. Many crane flies are only mosquito-sized, but all can be recognised by the V shaped suture on the thorax together with a lack of ocelli. Larger species generally rest with the wings extended: smaller species generally fold their wings flat over the body and often bob up and down on their legs when at rest, hence their alternative name of "bobbing gnats". The female abdomen is pointed for laying eggs into the ground or other materials. Some females are wingless and can be seen on house walls in late autumn. Adults may lap nectar and other fluids but do not feed much. Larvae live mainly as scavengers in the soil or decaying matter, often under water. The larvae, pictured above, are often referred to as "leatherjackets".

Looking at the picture below that is of two craneflies mating, the female is recognisable on the right by her more swollen abdomen, this is because she is full of egss, as yet unfertilised. The abdomen tapers to a stylus like ovipositor, frequently mistaken for a sting. The male genitalia include a pair of claspers which grip the female genital valves but in order to do so the males abdomen has to be twisted through 180°.



and heres an other useless bit for you if the crane fly was able to bit through human skin (which it cant) the venum that it carrys is 5 times stronger than the most piosunus snake and would kill a human in around 1.5 min but it will never happen they carry about 0.005mg of it no harm to us but kills a bug in seconds

Answer 4

i am sure they feel the same way about us humans .... difference is they do not squash us and they are not destroying the planet by being a life form on earth !!!

Respect to Daddy Long Legs they mean no harm

Answer 5

To rap round mummy long legs.

Answer 6

So the kids at school have something different to play with in the playground at the start of a new school year ! They love them.

Answer 7

I dont think there is suppose to be an actually point, but it is an insect which would be food for other animals, its called the circle of life

Answer 8

Tell me about it. I have just spent the last 10 minutes trying to get them out the toilet so my son can go in there - they freak him out. You try and catch one and they freak out all over the place. You can't flush them down the toilet as they come back up again and they keep going even without legs. They dive me MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

They help to break down plant material - like little composters. They are also adorable like buttons with legs.

Answer 10

So I could pull the legs off and force feed them to my little sister when we were kids. he he he