Can I remove part of the web a daddy long legs has woven without harming them? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by bec@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This spider has taken residence in a corner of one of the rooms, I'm not bothered by them but the web is getting a bit too big... can I just remove part of it to keep the size in check without causing harm to the spider?

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[-] poweruser 7 points 1 year ago

Yep the common name is regional. "Daddy longlegs" can also sometimes refer to crane flies, aka mosquito hawks/mosquito eaters

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Those things are so comically annoying

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Especially if you have cats that like to knock shit off tables and shelves while attempting to enforce castle doctrine on them flies.

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