so really what is the point in a daddy long legs?
2006-09-28 08:04:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
To keep mummy long legs warm at night.
2006-09-28 08:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by lovelylexie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two types of daddy long legs- one is venomos the other isnt.
The non-venomos daddy long leg eat fungi or plant material and others feed on carcasses of dead mammals and birds. Digestion is internal and some solid food is taken in, which is uncharacteristic for arachnids.
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2006-09-28 15:19:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably to annoy humans and make some children scared !
Did you know that the daddy long legs is the deadly insect in the world only they dont have the power to inject their poisin into humans so they are completely harmless to us ! Plus they only live one day
2006-09-30 10:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that kids could pull their wings and legs off? Or perhaps spiders were not scary enough so nature invented spiders with wings but got the design wrong some how.
2006-09-28 17:57:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are an important source of food for creatures that eat insects, including birds and spiders and the larvae also eat decaying plant material and help to recycle nutrients back into the soil.
2006-09-28 16:44:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same point as with any animal, they form part of an incredibly intricate ecological system and play a big part in the food chain. My cats love to eat them.
2006-09-28 15:07:19 · answer #6 · answered by princess_la_paz 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess they eat other bugs...but when I was a kid we used to rip their legs off...now I feel really bad about it
2006-09-28 15:11:29 · answer #7 · answered by GD-Fan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats like to play with them and pull thier legs off.
2006-09-28 15:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by grumpcookie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know but there are so many around at the moment and all they seem to be doing is making feeble attempts to fly around and land all over my walls and windows! it's doing my head in!
2006-09-28 15:09:58 · answer #9 · answered by Mand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To give spiders something to eat.
2006-09-28 15:12:32 · answer #10 · answered by Jonti 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋