Fear of spiders.

[infinite monkey]

I'm the same about Daddy Long Legs. They are cute.

They're not spiders, they're harvestmen. A fine distinction, but even as a kid I noted it. (And as a kid I called them Granddaddy Long Legs for some reason.)

Plus, I don't think they tend to sneak into your house. DLLs seem perfectly content to stay outside. I don't think I've ever seen one crawling around my house. Weird.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I'm the same about Daddy Long Legs. Plus, I don't think they tend to sneak into your house. DLLs seem perfectly content to stay outside. I don't think I've ever seen one crawling around my house. Weird.

Oh no no no no!

We might be talking about different creatures here.
The ones in this country are as attracted to lights as moths.
They flock into my bedroom as I am the last one awake and invariably have my windows open.

This leads to much jollity as Diz needs to swear at them and then try to catch them. Playing Hannibal over the Alps on my mostly naked body.

And of course I feel guilty for perverting a DLL's natural instinct to head for the moon with my dirty modern light. But it's free protein for the Diz. I consider my scratches as payment.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I'm the same about Daddy Long Legs. They are cute.

They're not spiders, they're harvestmen.

From wikipedia:

Although they belong to the class of arachnids, harvestmen are not spiders, which are of the order Araneae rather than the order Opiliones.
In some places, harvestmen are known by the name "daddy longlegs" or "granddaddy longlegs", but this name is also used for two other unrelated arthropods: the crane fly (Tipulidae) and the cellar spider (Pholcidae).

Well, I guess that settles it.
(embiggening mine)

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Plus, I don't think they tend to sneak into your house. DLLs seem perfectly content to stay outside. I don't think I've ever seen one crawling around my house. Weird.

Their leg configuration doesn't lend itself to creeping through cracks in houses, but canvas tents, like at a summer camp, frequently get DLL-piles in the corners.