Two major families of snakes account for most venomous snakes dangerous to humans. 1. The elapid family includes: 1  the cobras (Naja and other genera) of Asia and Africa; 2  the mambas (Dendroaspis) of Africa; the kraits (Bungarus) of Asia; 3  the coral snakes (Micrurus) of the Americas; and the Australian elapids, which include the coastal taipan ...
In the Southern United States as well as some parts of Canada and the United Kingdom, the crane fly is also sometimes called a daddy longlegs, according to The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. This distinctive bug, with six long legs and two large wings, is not a spider, nor an arachnid, but is an insect.n the Southern United States as well as some parts of Canada and the United Kingdom, the crane fly is also sometimes called a daddy longlegs, according to The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. This distinctive bug, with six long legs and two large wings, is not a spider, nor an arachnid, but is an insect.
Notice the antennas sticking out in front of their red eyes. Compare these flies to the other fruit flies here. Eyeless Flies Notice that these flies have no eyes. They have a defect in their eyes absent gene, which normally instructs cells in the larvae to form an eye. Leg-Headed Flies Notice that these flies have abnormal, leg-like antennas on their foreheads.