> Are they spiders? Are they spider-like insects? Or > something else? Oooh.. replying to your own post, a sure sign of insanity. But anyway, check out: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdaddy.html The Straight Dope, everyone's favourite myth-debunking column, tackles the D-L-L issue. And so do the AFU guys: http://www.urbanlegends.com/animals/daddy_long_legs_poisonous.html Cheers, Paul