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visto solo dopo

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e voi lo vedete ?
è "papà gambalunga" ;-)

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 Fizgig
Fizgig
Wonderful light and detail.... That long legged spider is a nice touch =) We call them "Daddy Long Legs" here in the US where they are very common and can get quite large (found one at my vacation property with legs that were 6 inches long!).
8 years ago.
Nora Caracci club has replied to Fizgig
Yes, the translation is "papà gambalunga" ;-)
they are so lovely and their legs so delicate...
not really spiders, but Opiliones, they are not dangerous, without poison and they don't create a web.
8 years ago.
Fizgig has replied to Nora Caracci club
Ours do bite if harassed... Their bite can be pretty painful -- especially if the victim is allergic.
8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.
Nora Caracci club has replied to Fizgig
well, I read different info on Wikipedia (An urban legend claims that the harvestman is the most venomous animal in the world, but possesses fangs too short or a mouth too round and small to bite a human, so is not dangerous (the same myth applies to Pholcus phalangioides and the cranefly, which are both also called a 'daddy longlegs'). This is untrue on several counts. None of the known species of harvestmen has venom glands; their chelicerae are not hollowed fangs but grasping claws that are typically very small and not strong enough to break human skin.)
But perhaps Wikipedia is not perfect ;-)
8 years ago.
Fizgig has replied to Nora Caracci club
Yeah.... I dunno.... I mean, I know they are supposed to be harmless & incapable of biting, however, I have been bitten by them on several occasions -- especially around my vacation property where they seem to like to call the wood pile home so the likelihood of grabbing on accidentally is pretty high.

My mom had a nasty reaction to one of their bites.... The spot went all red and swollen. Granted, she even break out in red spots where a spider even walks on her skin.

So, I dunno... The literature says one thing and experience says another =\

Facts aside, they are fascinating creatures =) I think we can agree on that ;)
8 years ago.
Nora Caracci club has replied to Fizgig
Anyway it's interesting to learn something about the experiences, thanks for the info !
And, yes they are amazing ;-)
8 years ago.
 cammino
cammino club
Fine hairs!
8 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Beautiful and the Daddy Longlegs is wonderful too.
8 years ago.
 Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿
Très beau cadrage ici aussi et belle lumière !
... Et j'aime beaucoup la petite araignée qui se repose à l'ombre (:o))
8 years ago.
 Valfal
Valfal club
A wonderful capture of this spider on the sunflower!
8 years ago.

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