Daddy Long Legs kills a Wasp
Oct 8, 2020 10:48:06 #
I am sitting on the porch and a Daddy Long Legs walks toward me carrying a wasp under him. He stopped and attacked the wasp a little. Then my dog came over and tried picking them both up. Now the wasp is dead laying on the porch and the spider is on a plant about a foot away, I’m guessing looking over the situation.
Oct 8, 2020 11:01:52 #
Had no idea a daddy long legs could kill a wasp. Maybe I should stop killing them in the house.
Oct 8, 2020 13:02:30 #
donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
There are a number of Spiders that are benefitable to keep in a home...........
Oct 8, 2020 17:22:35 #
Oct 9, 2020 05:40:10 #
Possible? I suspect the wasp was a fall die-off victim, and the Daddy-long-legs is a scavenger that happened upon it, or was drawn by odor. They really have no heavy-duty weapons for attack, and many defend by foul odor, not useful in subduing such a strong prey. Their legs are so long they lose mechanical advantage, plus they break off easily. Most social wasps only have a few queens overwintering, the rest die at the start of cold weather, while others depend on the eggs and larvae in secure nests to survive, the parents dying off. A very nice record of behavior.
Oct 9, 2020 08:29:11 #
relbugman wrote:
Possible? I suspect the wasp was a fall die-off ... (show quote)
I agree...they are harmless spiders.
Oct 9, 2020 09:02:37 #
Oct 9, 2020 09:21:06 #
jim quist wrote:
I am sitting on the porch and a Daddy Long Legs walks toward me carrying a wasp under him. He stopped and attacked the wasp a little. Then my dog came over and tried picking them both up. Now the wasp is dead laying on the porch and the spider is on a plant about a foot away, I’m guessing looking over the situation.
Great image Jim
I knew there was a reason I don't kill Daddy longlegs.
Oct 9, 2020 09:36:28 #
https://youtu.be/W0S9L5Pz3mo
This short video is interesting. I do believe this daddy long legs found this dead wasp.
This short video is interesting. I do believe this daddy long legs found this dead wasp.
Oct 9, 2020 10:22:21 #
camshot
Loc: Peterborough ontario Canada
They are harmless, but I have read they have enough venom in them to kill a human, but can't administer it to us. You would not think they could kill a wasp, but the venom they carry will do it.
Oct 9, 2020 10:41:41 #
"Daddy Longlegs", at least this kind, are not technically spiders. Here's a little info on that - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones
Oct 9, 2020 10:44:46 #
donrent wrote:
There are a number of Spiders that are benefitable to keep in a home...........
I think you mean beneficial
Oct 9, 2020 14:51:45 #
NMGal wrote:
Had no idea a daddy long legs could kill a wasp. Maybe I should stop killing them in the house.
Nor did I!
Oct 9, 2020 15:07:59 #
NMGal wrote:
Had no idea a daddy long legs could kill a wasp. Maybe I should stop killing them in the house.
You should absolutely stop killing any spiders. (Move them outdoors.)
They eat things we don't want around the house or garden; there's even a very small spider that eats ants.
Oct 9, 2020 15:33:36 #
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