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Daddy longlegs are not "the deadliest spiders in the world." No it's not just because their fangs can't pierce human skin (they can), their actual venom is no deadlier to humans than a mild bee sting.
Mythbusters tested the myth on an episode. (Don't watch if you're even slightly arachnophobic)
In many areas, "daddy longlegs" refers to harvestmen (opilliones) which are arachnids but not spiders. Their bodies only have one segment instead of two jointed segments.
The term is also sometimes applied to cranefiles, which are even further from spiders.
True and true!