Are daddy-long-legs really the most venomous spider? Here's the truth behind the myths

Daddy-long-leg spiders are in homes throughout the world – but there's so much about them that is misunderstood. "I think Australians love the idea that they live with a super-venomous spider in their houses and that's why it's kind of perpetuated for so long," Dr Lowe says. So, it's not that daddy-long-legs can't bite us, they probably choose not to, Dr Nixon says. "There's more than 1800 species of cellar spiders found around the world," Dr Nixon says. "They actually wrap them up in the beautiful little sack which they'll carry around with them until the little ones are ready to hatch," Dr Lowe says.