Author Topic: What Spider had the Deadliest Venom? (Read 1983 times)

BGBMAW · « **on:** April 19, 2004, 02:50:01 PM »

Any1?..

AdmRose · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2004, 02:57:07 PM »

Probably the Sydney Funnel Web spider, its fangs can penetrate a 1/2 leather boot and it is one of the few truly aggressive spiders

Curval · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:01:12 PM »

Actually I am led to understand that the household "Daddy Longlegs Spider" (no idea what the latin name is) has the deadliest venom.

It cannot, however, bite humans as its fangs are UNABLE to penetrate human skin.

Am I right?

ra · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:02:57 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
Actually I am led to understand that the household "Daddy Longlegs Spider" (no idea what the latin name is) has the deadliest venom.

It cannot, however, bite humans as its fangs are UNABLE to penetrate human skin.

Am I right?

They did this one on 'Mythbusters'. The myth was busted. I don't remember the details.

ra

straffo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:03:38 PM »

my wife

storch · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:13:13 PM »

lol staffo

midnight Target · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:16:43 PM »

The Brown Spider in Australia.. IIRC, not gonna google it.

hawker238 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:18:50 PM »

Its called a banana spider or something....

Curval · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:20:12 PM »

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Originally posted by ra
They did this one on 'Mythbusters'. The myth was busted. I don't remember the details.

ra

Really? Oooops...I helped propagate the myth the other day then.

My second guess would be the Banana Spider then. I think it is Brazilian.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:24:12 PM »

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The funnel web spider can kill a man in 10 seconds just by lookin at 'em Paul Hogan as Crocodile Dundee

flakbait · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:28:16 PM »

DING! hawker 238 is the winner. Here's your prize...

It's the Brazilian Wandering Spider, otherwise known, though incorrectly, as the Banana Spider. I forget the name of the other one, but it's a scrawny little arachnid that is also venomous and found hanging around bananas in the groves. Hence the reason it's known as a banana spider. This one got the nickname because it wanders all over the place and makes no web, and has been found in banana crates. Highly agressive, very venomous, and rather deadly.

http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/P-fera.html

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lasersailor184 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:29:25 PM »

Actually, it rests solely with what you call a "Daddy Long Legs."

Just like that Northern / Southern dialect tester, Daddy Long Legs is a different spider in the north then it is in the south and west.

The one that is the most poisonous is not really a spider (If I can recall correctly). It's the thing with very long very thin legs and a dollop for a body. This is more poisonous then any spider out there. However, it's only violent to spiders, it's fangs are really small, and it only carries enough venom to be able to kill another spider.

However, if you were to inject the same amount of venom as any normal spider, you'd die within minutes.

Swoop · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:43:19 PM »

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Absolutely brimming over with wrongability.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.htm

According to snopes it's bollocks. However also according to snopes a study of the toxicity of daddy long legs venom has never been done........so ya never know it might be true after all.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:45:18 PM »

Whats with the spider posts lately?

First we hear of 10 inch desert facehggers and now this. I hope you bastards can sleep at night...

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2004, 03:50:44 PM »

Swoop, that's not the bug I'm referring too.

Hence why I said a Daddy Long Legs is different in each region.

Author Topic: What Spider had the Deadliest Venom? (Read 1983 times)

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