What the.. insect?

[Miss Daisy]

So, I was just outside having a cigarette on the front porch when something really strange caught my eye.

Down by my feet was a Daddy longlegs. We get alot of them around here, so it's no surprise to see one right there next to me. However, upon closer inspection of the little creature I noticed that it had a bright orange body, and extremely long legs.. they had to be at least four inches, and had white horizontal stripes on them o.0 I might also add, that it only had six legs, not eight.

Maybe it wasn't a daddy longlegs? Anyone have any ideas?

I would have squished the little guy (I hate spiders), but I was barefoot and only had a burnt match and a cigarette, and didn't feel like burning it o.0

Also.. while standing there I watched a small wasp crawl into a small hole in the siding of the house (I've been too timid to find the hole, as I don't enjoy being stung). Should I be concerned?

[skaterfly]

Thats odd

Ive never seen a spider/insect/arachnid like that, so i cant really tell you what to do about it

[Miss Daisy]

I know.. right? o.0

I'm looking online now to see if I can find anything.. but I'm getting rather disturbed by looking at all these pictures of spiders >.<

[Renegade]

It might have been a zebra that was in some weird lab accident and got shrunk. Crawl after the wasp and see if it's hoarding them

[Etc.]

I've seen some Daddy Longlegs around here that are orange-ish, they also seem to be older. I've also seen ones with chiggers on their legs. It's definitely a weird site

[tylerk]

Good reason to give up smoking and stay inside.

[Miss Daisy]

I just went back out with a can of "BugOut" and sprayed every spider in sight.. one was a huge Daddy Longlegs with a red body - he didn't like it very much.

Can't find anything online, so I guess I'll just have to accept their differences in color and kill them either way

[Dumezil]

Maybe it's just a special daddy long leg?

random fact: daddy long legs are INSANELY poisonous!!!

[Miss Daisy]

Jul 28, 2008 12:05:15 GMT -8 Dumezil said:

Maybe it's just a special daddy long leg?

random fact: daddy long legs are INSANELY poisonous!!!

I was actually just reading something about that, because I'd grown up being told that they're the most deadly spider in the world >.>

www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp

[Dumezil]

Jul 28, 2008 12:09:36 GMT -8 Miss Daisy said:

I was actually just reading something about that, because I'd grown up being told that they're the most deadly spider in the world >.>

www.snopes.com/critters/wild/longlegs.asp

Aww, darn.
I don't feel like I'm living dangerously now that I pick them up. Thank's a lot for ruining my perfect fantasy! I was going to be the next Steve Erwin!!!

[Miss Daisy]

lol! Sorry about that.

Just remember, if they do bite you don't pull out the tooth! Learn from Steve Irwin's mistake

I actually ruined my own fantasy about it.. I'd always thought of de-legging one and putting it in an enemies drink. I'd never have been caught! >.> I guess I still could, and tell them they drank a spider.. but it wouldn't be as fun.

[Dumezil]

Jul 28, 2008 12:28:24 GMT -8 Miss Daisy said:

lol! Sorry about that.

Just remember, if they do bite you don't pull out the tooth! Learn from Steve Irwin's mistake

I actually ruined my own fantasy about it.. I'd always thought of de-legging one and putting it in an enemies drink. I'd never have been caught! >.> I guess I still could, and tell them they drank a spider.. but it wouldn't be as fun.

Omg, that's hysterical!! Poison your enemy's drink with a daddy long leg after ripping the legs off! Hahaha!!