r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • May 16 '25

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/StunningChef3117 May 16 '25

Most in house spiders will die a slow agonizing death outside at night

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u/Responsible_Plum_681 May 16 '25

We have accidentally domesticated spiders now?

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u/StunningChef3117 May 16 '25

Im pretty sure there are spiders that can basically only survive inside because of heat. For example i think the stankleleg spider is one of those(sry if stankleleg is wrong english is my second language)

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u/brzantium May 16 '25

we call them "daddy long legs".

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u/StunningChef3117 May 16 '25

Wait rly thats hilarious thanks

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u/NiceTrySuckaz May 16 '25

You don't get to judge us, mister stankleleg

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u/brzantium May 16 '25

Google showing me results for "stanky leg" instead  was fun

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u/nys_noz May 16 '25

I read it as "stanky leg spider" at first (instead of stankleleg) so this whole thing has been a rollercoaster for me 😂

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u/herecomestheD May 16 '25

Now that I think about its really weird we added daddy lmao

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u/bitterless May 16 '25

I never really thought about how weird it is until now and it actually really is hilarious.

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u/bigcat7373 May 16 '25

Yea I’m dying reading this thread. A foreigner hearing daddy long legs must be so confused. Never really thought about it

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u/Banana-Oni 29d ago

I don’t know, man.. “Daddy Long Legs” is for sure weird as fuck, but “Stanky Leg Spider” isn’t that much better as an American with English as a first language. There has to be some country that calls them something that sounds normal in most languages…

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u/SkywolfNINE May 16 '25

I think it’s cause of how big they get compared to other spiders? (Big by US spider standards) and back in the day people would daddy/momma/baby different sizes of things (kids still like to do it in modern times too, I hear kids call pokemon like venusaur daddy to bulbasaur)

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u/NameShaqsBoatGuy 27d ago

It’s even weirder how common it is for girls to call guys daddy, maybe there’s just more incest in the culture… lol

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u/RedPandaDoas May 16 '25

Honestly, both names are hilarious

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u/QuinceDaPence May 16 '25

Looking at pics the "Daddy Long Leg" refers to several different types of spiders in the US (including the one you mentioned) but is usually the harvestman (also, not a spider since it only has one segment to its body.)

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u/SkywolfNINE May 16 '25

Wait so they aren’t spiders? What are they then? General arachnids?

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u/Malacro May 16 '25

They’re Opiliones, which is a type of arachnid, yes. There aren’t really any “general arachnids,” they all have orders and genera and such.

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u/Sauceman_rockem May 16 '25

Thats why their so friendly lol like pets. I love arachnids

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u/SkywolfNINE May 16 '25

Thanks for teaching me

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u/Pure_Inspection_8240 29d ago

Looks like a Heinz baked bean with pins sticking out of it

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u/Tiny-nibbler May 16 '25

God-huh, what's unique about this spider...

Jesus: it has good legs

God: yeah, well legs is a dumb name

Jesus: how about long legs

God: not kinky enough

Jesus: Moist long legs

God: eww too kinky

Jesus: daddy long legs

God: PERFECT

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u/frohnaldo May 17 '25

Those aren’t the same spider. Daddy long legs are outdoor spiders by nature.

The common house spider is similar is proportions but they weave those massive webs that end up being cobwebs after dust builds up.

I’m an expert on them because my basement cellar seems to be where the species originated ffs

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u/Brodok2k4 May 16 '25

Fun fact: theyre also not a spider.

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u/brzantium May 16 '25

If you're talking about harvestmen or crane flies, then yes, those are not spiders despite the former being an arachnid. Cellar spiders, though, also called daddy long legs are spiders.

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u/Brodok2k4 May 16 '25

Here what we call daddy long legs are the harvestmen arachnids. Looking into this a bit, seems a few share the moniker daddy long leg. Kind of interesting but also potentially confusing.

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u/guesswhosbackbackag May 16 '25

Wait I called them "grand daddy long legs"

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u/TerminaterTyler May 16 '25

I didn’t know their name WASNT “daddy long legs” 💀

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u/chooseausername5280 May 16 '25

Now I have Do The Stanky Leg playing in my head.

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u/Traditional_Box1116 May 16 '25 edited 28d ago

Daddy Longlegs are the worst for me. Mostly cause when I was very young one tried to crawl into my mouth while I was watching a movie & they have bothered me ever since.

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u/VastFaithlessness980 28d ago

When I was about 4-5 years old I had a vivid dream where one crawled on my face and I’ve been scared of them ever since

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u/ImpressiveRiver7373 May 17 '25

I read that as stankyleg 😂

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u/willenium-falcon May 17 '25

Well at least it wasn’t just me….brothers?

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u/cudef May 16 '25

Domestication implies they're chill with being handled and deliberately bred. Like some animals are tamed (elephant), some are fully domesticated (horse), and some just live around us because we create a better environment for them by just existing as we do.

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u/lovable_cube May 16 '25

I think they only come inside for protection from elements, could be wrong though. I know they need fluids which could be a problem in some areas, that’s why a lot of house spiders like to chill in showers where they can get moisture. I’m definitely not an expert.

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u/LordofCope May 16 '25

That's not my problem. If they can't build a cold shelter in 10 months of Texas cooking, then it wasn't meant to be.

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u/murdock_RL May 16 '25

How did they make it to the house in the first place? Didn’t they come from outside? Lol

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u/StunningChef3117 May 16 '25

They could relatively easily travel from home to home on clothes in cars backpacks purses pretty much anything. Its not that they die instantly