Daddy Long-legs

So the Daddy long-legs is back. But where is it for the rest of the year? And are there so many around now to compensate for their brief appearance? I think I would prefer a steady stream of them.

They seem to be quite well off in the leg department for an insect that doesn't walk very often. For this reason maybe it should be put into the same class of beings as the Ostrich, which has big wings but walks everywhere. It doesn't make any sense.

Why do they like hanging around lamps? I'm so glad they don't lay their eggs there, or we'd end up with Larvae lamps! Wehey!

I must dispel a myth. I've heard this one floating around for years, and have probably relayed it to other people myself.
"The Daddy long-legs has the strongest venom of any spider in the world, but it doesn't have the fangs to administer it."

I have recently found this to be nothing but an urban myth. The Daddy long-legs, to start with, is generally a term in this country, for the crane fly. This cannot bite humans, and has absolutely no venom whatsoever. It's not even a spider.
So where did the myth come from? There are two group of spiders, also commonly known as Daddy long-legs, but both of these species have short fangs, and a venom which is believed to be ineffective on even the smallest of prey.

What I'm saying, is that it's all lies. Lies, lies, lies.

There you are, a scientific fact from The Spoon!