There is a site out there that says that daddy long leg spiders are the most poisonous spider in all the world, but its fangs are too small to bite humans. There are several species of arachnid that are referred to as "Daddy Long Legs" so this statement is a little misleading. Not all of the species called daddy long legs even have poison glands. (Which means that no, they won't bite you, if they don't have poison glands.

The most poisonous spider in the world is the Sydney Funnel Web Spider, Attrax robustus. It is found in southeastern Australia. It is a very aggressive spider, and its strong fangs can bite through a human fingernail!

According to sources we found on the internet, there are two extremely deadly species of funnel-web spider in Australia that via for the title "most deadly spider in the world." The United States have two dangerous spiders whose bites might cause death: the brown recluse and the black widow.

No. The bite of a Daddy Long-legs (Pholcus phalangioides) is relatively harmless. It may produce an itchy, red lump if anything. But other spiders need to be careful: Daddy Long-Legs eat them! Most spiders are not dangerous to humans because either their fangs are too small to pierce human skin or their venom does not affect us!

The largest spider in the world is the Goliath Tarantula of South America. It is about the size of a dinner plate, 10 inches from toe to toe! It is often called the Goliath Bird-Eating Spider.

The smallest spider in the world is the Patu Digua Spider. Its body is only about a third of a millimeter long -- smaller than the head of a pin!

Spider veins are the small purple veins that do not bulge out the skin - they are usually hereditary in nature. Sclerotherapy is performed with extremely small needles. The solution is a local anesthetic and has no pain on injection. The laser treatment requires temporary ice cooling before each treatment.

The questions people ask about their dog's sometimes mystifying behaviour, and other answers you just want to know. What is Neutering and what does it do? Description and side effects of this surgical sterilization process.

There are snakes, tarantellas and scorpions. It is the black scorpion that is deadly and they are not found in the Yucatan. The tarantalas is not lethal unless you are allergic to its bite. In the water you have to be careful not to step on a sea urchin or stingray tail. Also watch out for jellyfish which move about slowly.

There are many insects that deliver a venomous bite, but the harvester ant is considered to be among the most poisonous of all insects. For information on other poisonous insects, check out ThinkQuest's Poisonous Plants and Animals web site.

Two families of venomous snakes are native to the United States. The vast majority are pit vipers, of the family Crotalinae, which include rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths (water moccasins). About 99 percent of the venomous bites in this country are from pit vipers. The other family of domestic poisonous snakes is Elapidae, which includes two species of coral snakes found chiefly in the Southern states.

A "spider" is an electronic robot that travels the web examining websites in order to add them to a search engine database and rank them according to the specific ranking criteria for that search engine. Most search engines use spiders to quickly and efficiently canvass the web for information.

Information found in this website is applicable for most patients. Response to treatment may vary in some patients.

While we do have a laser available that is occasionally used to treat leg veins, we have found over the years that sclerotherapy (injection treatment) is more effective, hurts less, has fewer complications, less cost, and is far more efficient. While laser treatment has made the news a lot, most vein centers dedicated to vein treatment agree that topical laser treatment has been a big disappointment.