Can I remove part of the web a daddy long legs has woven without harming them? (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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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Daddy long legs aren’t spiders.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones

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this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2023

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