Irrational Fears

[Winter.]

Don't daddy long legs have wings?

Theres this thing that we get in scotland and we call it a Daddy Long Legs and that has wings.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

pic plz?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

 

[Winter.]

A Daddy Long Legs.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Thank you.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

A Daddy Long Legs.

Oh, a crane fly.

Apparently what I was thinking of is known as a "harvestman", according to Wikipedia.

 

[Winter.]

Crane fly?

We call them daddy long legs or Jenny long legs in Scotland

I knew I wasnt being an idiot!

 

[Belligerent]

Whats the real name of a daddy long leg then?

 

[Winter.]

Apparently its a crane fly.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

It appears that both this:

and this:

go by the name "daddy long legs". But the former has the unique name "crane fly", and the latter "harvestman".

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Btw, how the hell does a crane fly look like a spider? I've always thought it just looks like a giant mosquito.

 

[Belligerent]

The one on top looks like it could kill children with ease.

 

[Winter.]

Btw, how the hell does a crane fly look like a spider? I've always thought it just looks like a giant mosquito.

I've always thought it looks like a spider. It certainly does from a distance until it starts to fly.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I've actually handled them before. All they ever do when they see you is just bumble around, scared shitless. I can't imagine one of those ever stalking and biting a person.

 

[Winter.]

You've handled one before? Yuck!

Imagine if it could bite though, it would probably be a nasty bite.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

There is an urban legend stating that the daddy long-legs spider has the most potent venom of any spider, and this same legend is attributed to crane flies where they commonly go by the name "daddy-long legs" (principally in the United Kingdom).

However, both the daddy long-legs spider and the crane fly are in fact innocuous; the spider's venom is practically harmless to humans, and the crane fly is not venomous. The commonly confused harvestman, also known as daddy long-legs but which isn't a spider, is also not venomous.

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[Winter.]

Gotta love Wikipedia

 

[ossa]

Nuncheon: What is it about icicles that makes you afraid? I think they look really pretty when the sun bounces off them.

They might look innocuous... but here's the thing-- they're actually evil. When I see icicles, I feel that at any moment, one could decide to suddenly just commit suicide, fall down and pierce me through the heart, taking my life with it. I'm extremely afraid of death by icicle. Also, an icicle would be a perfect murder weapon. They're sharp and deadly, and leave no trace once they're melted. That's creepy.

But I guess I don't really need to be explaining to you why they're scary since they're irrational fears, and I know I'm a bit strange for being afraid of them, but icicles are seriously fucking creepy. Seriously.

 

[Winter.]

You should move to Western Australia then. No snow

 

[ossa]

You should move to Western Australia then. No snow

I would, but there's this creepy guy who lives in Perth that would probably stop web stalking me and start real-life stalking me... it's a long story.