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Actually, there are only six legs.
Daddy Longlegs (harvestmen spiders) aren't real spiders but more closely related to scorpions. They have 6 legs and the 4th pair in front are modified mouth parts. They don't have venom either. They rub their mouthparts on toxin producing glands on their belly, to ward off predators. They eat a lot of different things from insects to decomposing plant matter and bird droppings. Trippy little bugs.
This is what I have called "daddy long legs" all my life.
Ive never seen a harvestman spider until this thread.