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  ScienceDaily: Yellow sac spider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Yellow sac spider -- The Yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) is not a true sac spider but a long-legged sac spider.
Brown recluse spider -- The brown recluse spider is a venomous spider, Loxosceles reclusa.
Black widow spider -- The fl widow spider (Latrodectus spp.) is a spider notorious for its neurotoxic venom.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/Yellow_sac_spider   (1506 words)

  
 Yellow sac spider - information, articles and links
A lot of house spiders are killed on suspicion on being yellow sac spiders which may seem a bit unfair.
Also, bites from a the yellow sac spider are often misinterpreted as bites from a brown recluse spider.
Sac spiders are the probable cause of more spider bites than any other kind of spider, and their bites are probably often misdiagnosed as brown recluse bites by health care providers.
venomous-spiders.nanders.dk /inclusum.htm   (702 words)

  
 Spider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Spiders have eight legs compared to the insects' six, and their eyes (usually eight) are single lensesrather than compound eyes like those of most insects.
The spider's respiratory anatomy is based on a tracheal system, with each opening to the trachea as an extension of anouter pore reaching from the spider abdomen, protected by spiracles which are poresin the spider exoskeleton, composed of chitin.
Spiders reproduce by eggs laid in silk bundles called egg sacs, and the male (usuallysignificantly smaller than the female down to 1% for Tidarren sisyphoides) is likely to be killed by the female after thecoupling, or sometimes before intercourse has occurred.
www.therfcc.org /spider-21396.html   (2310 words)

  
 Hobo Spider Web Site: Yellow Sac Spiders
The yellow (golden) sac spiders, genus Cheiracanthium are members of the spider family Clubionidae (sac spiders): Members of this family build a sack-like, silken tube in foliage or under bark or stones as their lair.
Yellow sac spiders are among the least known clinically significant spiders, but they are indeed capable of causing a painful bite with development of a necrotic lesion (not as severe as the brown recluse or hobo), and can sometimes produce systemic effects as well.
Bites by yellow sac spiders generally produce instant, intense stinging pain, not unlike that of the sting of a wasp or hornet.
www.hobospider.org /yellosac.html   (490 words)

  
 Yellow Sac Spider
Widely distributed throughout the U.S. inclusum is a native species of yellow sac spider while C. mildei was introduced from Europe during the 1940s, and is fairly common in the Seattle area.
Yellow sac spider bites occur most frequently when the very defensive spider is trapped in clothing.
Sac spider bites are not considered as serious as those of the brown recluse or hobo spiders.
entomology.wsu.edu /insectoftheweek/archive/yellowsacspider.html   (374 words)

  
 yellow sac spider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum) is not a true sac spider, but a long-legged sac spider, that is, a member of the family Miturgidae that was formerly classified in that group.
It is a rather small pale yellow spider, found in most of North, Central and South America.
They are believed to produce a high percentage of the spider bites suffered by people, probably because they wander about when people cannot see well or are asleep, and so they may get squeezed and bite to protect themselves.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Yellow_sac_spider.html   (185 words)

  
 Hobo Spider Web Site: Yellow Sac Spiders
The yellow (golden) sac spiders, genus Cheiracanthium are members of the spider family Clubionidae (sac spiders): Members of this family build a sack-like, silken tube in foliage or under bark or stones as their lair.
Yellow sac spiders are among the least known clinically significant spiders, but they are indeed capable of causing a painful bite with development of a necrotic lesion (not as severe as the brown recluse or hobo), and can sometimes produce systemic effects as well.
Bites by yellow sac spiders generally produce instant, intense stinging pain, not unlike that of the sting of a wasp or hornet.
www.srv.net /~dkv/hobospider/yellosac.html   (490 words)

  
 Information Headquarters: Spider
Spiders have Dictynidae (sievelike spinning plates) eight legs compared to the Uloboridae (weaves messy webs) insects' six, and their eyes Agelenidae (funnel-web spiders) (usually eight) are single Selenopidae (wall crab spiders) lenses rather than compound Sparassidae (huntsman, etc.) eyes like those that insects Miturgidae (long-legged sac spiders) have.
When sexually mature, a male spider will spin a web pad onto which the contents of the abdomenal reproductive organs are discharged and then the seminal fluid is transferred into the cavities of the palpi; when an individual secures a mate he thrusts the palpi one at a time into her abdominal genital openings.
Spiders, arranged by hunting method and common name Over 37,000 species of spiders have been identified but because of their great ability for hiding it is believed there are near 200,000 species.
www.informationheadquarters.com /List_of_phobias/Spider.shtml   (2480 words)

  
 Brown Recluse Spider Bite
Brown recluse spiders are native to the Midwestern and Southeastern states.
Features: Brown recluse spiders are notable for their characteristic violin pattern on the back of the cephalothorax—the body part to which the legs attach.
The violin pattern is seen with the base of the violin at the head of the spider and the neck of the violin pointing to the rear.
www.emedicinehealth.com /spider_bite_brown_recluse_spider_bite/article_em.htm   (419 words)

  
 Sac Spiders, HYG-2060A-04
Sac spiders are a concern not only because they commonly enter homes when actively hunting for insect prey, but also because of the bites attributed to them.
Sac spiders construct a silken tube or sac in a protected area, such as within a leaf, under landscape timbers or logs, or at the junction of a wall and ceiling, and they use this sac as their daytime retreat.
Sac spiders may construct their daytime silken retreat in any room in a structure, but most often in an upper corner or at a ceiling-wall junction.
ohioline.osu.edu /hyg-fact/2000/2060A.html   (1341 words)

  
 Long-legged sac spider - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The long-legged sac spiders (family Miturgidae) include nearly 400 species in about 30 genera worldwide.
The largest genus currently recognized as belonging to this family is Cheiracanthium, which used to be placed in the family of "true" sac spider, Clubionidae.
The yellow sac spider, Cheiracanthium inclusum, has been studied more than the other species in regard to its role in controlling pest insects in the southeastern United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Miturgidae   (243 words)

  
 yellow jackets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
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 Identifying and Misidentifying the Brown Recluse Spider
Two other spiders that have the potential to produce necrotizing wounds, though much less well-documented than the brown recluse, are the hobo spider and the yellow sac spider.
Despite this and the lack of bodily pigmentary pattern, the woodlouse spider is commonly misidentified as a brown recluse.
The marbled cellar spider, Holocnemus pluchei, is repeatedly confused by the public as a brown recluse despite the fact that the brown markings are on the ventral surface of the body.
dermatology.cdlib.org /DOJvol5num2/special/recluse.html   (1821 words)

  
 Commonly Encountered Pennsylvania Spiders - Penn State Entomology Department Fact Sheet
Yellow sac spiders can be found walking about on foliage; under leaf litter, stones, and boards; and on buildings under the window sills and siding, in addition to the corners of walls and ceilings within homes.
Yellow sac spider retreats may be found outdoors under objects or indoors in the corners of walls and ceilings.
Yellow sac spiders are "active hunters," searching for prey rather than capturing it within a web.
www.ento.psu.edu /extension/factsheets/Spider/spiders.htm   (4624 words)

  
 Spiders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The Sac spider bites are not common and symptoms are usually minor.
FEEDING HABITS: The nighttime feeding behavior of sac spiders is similar to that of the parson spider.
Sac spiders are of medical importance because, as a group, they are more responsible than any other species for spider bites in the United States, but bites often go unreported because the spider goes unseen or the bite is not felt.
www.hurricanepestcontrol.com /spiders.html   (2236 words)

  
 Potentially Dangerous Spiders
Many spiders are not capable of breaking the skin with their fangs while other species contain venom that causes no reaction.
There are two types of spiders in the United States, the widow and recluse spiders, that are infamous because of their venomous bites to people.
The brown recluse spider is nicknamed the fiddleback or violin spider because of the distinctive dark violin-shaped marking on top of the front body section.
www.extension.umn.edu /distribution/naturalresources/DD6962.html   (1123 words)

  
 The Yellow Sac Spider
These spiders are suspected of being responsible for most indoor arachnidism; in the United States, however, neither severe trauma nor deaths have been reported.
The egg sac is a white paper-like disk which is usually attached in a protected area, such as under a stone.
Spiders can be found inhabiting wall voids or silken retreats (sacs) constructed in the upper corners of rooms.
www.ozane.com /profiles/yellowsacspider.html   (421 words)

  
 Identify ants, spiders, cockroaches, termites, insects and other pests with the Terminix Pest Library
This spider belongs to a family of spiders known for resting in a small silken retreat or sac during the day.
The yellow sac spider is a nighttime hunter which feeds on small insects and possibly even other spiders.
The yellow sac spider is common throughout the eastern United States, in particular from New England through the Midwest.
www.terminix.com /Pest/Library/index.cfm?fuseaction=category&pestCategory=Spiders&pestID=49   (468 words)

  
 Spiders of Medical Importance (006) (267)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
The popular belief that the male spider is eaten after one encounter with a female has given this spider its name.
The parson spider is a nuisance in homes and is generally nontoxic; although some people may experience allergic reactions to the bites.
The nighttime feeding behavior of sac spiders is similar to that of the parson spider.
lancaster.unl.edu /enviro/pest/factsheets/006-94.htm   (1579 words)

  
 Brown Recluses of Kentucky - University of Kentucky Entomology
University of Kentucky Entomology/Kentucky Critter Files/Kentucky Spiders/Brown Recluse Spiders
It is a tan, long-legged spider with a dark pattern on the cephalothorax that resembles a violin or a fiddle.
The fl widow spider is in an entirely different family, the cobweb spiders (Theridiidae).
www.uky.edu /Agriculture/CritterFiles/casefile/spiders/brownspider/brownspider.htm   (619 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
It was a wolf spider, I surmised, not a Brown Recluse.
In Washington you have three significantly venomous spiders: They are the hobo spider (Tegenaria agrestis), the yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium sp.) and the western fl widow (Latrodectus hesperus).
The wolf spiders are not clinically significant to humans ---------- He went on to mention a web page under construction, the URL of which he did not want distributed yet, which would cover venomous spiders.
huntley.ucdavis.edu /rxderm-archives/spider-bites   (830 words)

  
 Spider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
More precisely, a spider is any member of the arachnid order Araneae, an order divided into three sub-orders in newer systems: the Mygalomorphae (the primitive spiders), the Araneomorphae (the modern spiders) and the Mesothelae, which contains the Family Liphistiidae, rarely seen burrowing spiders from Asia.
Unlike the other problematical spiders, the females of these most toxic of U.S. spiders stay on their web, and the males (which wander around seeking mates) are too small to deliver a dangerous amount of venom.
If dangerous spiders are present in your area, then be mindful when you move cardboard boxes and other such objects that may have become the shelter of a poisonous spider.
www.portaljuice.com /spider.html   (2379 words)

  
 Pest Control - How to kill spiders
Although all spiders use venom when they bite and kill their prey, the fl widow and the brown recluse spiders are the only North American species consistently dangerous to humans.
Tarantula's, Jumping Spiders, Wolf Spiders and Garden Spiders are victims of a so-called spider phobia and are considered to be armed and dangerous simply because the possess the same spider shape and characteristics as the brown recluse and fl widow.
Outdoor treatment is necessary to control spiders which are migrating inside or to eliminate spiders on porches, under eaves, and other areas on the outside of the building.
www.epestsupply.com /spiders.htm?source=overture?kw=spiders&ovchn=OVR&ovcpn=topkeywords&ovcrn=spiders&ovtac=PPC   (1879 words)

  
 eMedicine - Spider Bite, Brown Recluse : Article Excerpt by: Samuel M Keim, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Brown recluse spiders are native to the Midwestern and Southeastern states.
Features: Brown recluse spiders are notable for their characteristic violin pattern on the back of the cephalothorax—the body part to which the legs attach.
The violin pattern is seen with the base of the violin at the head of the spider and the neck of the violin pointing to the rear.
www.emedicine.com /aaem/byname/spider-bite-brown-recluse.htm   (415 words)

  
 Spiders on the Web
Spiders of Kaweah Oaks Preserve, by Irene Lindsey
Spiders of the genus Habronattus in California and Baja California by Marshall Hedin, San Diego State University
Biology 104, The Biology of Insects and Spiders" taught by Dr. Lenny Vincent at Fullerton College.
mamba.bio.uci.edu /~pjbryant/biodiv/spiders   (63 words)

  
 Yellow Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium mildei)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Imagine a spider looking for warmth, humidity and (or) prey, and it blunders its way into the clothes you so foolishly left lying on the floor, or into the towel you just hung on a hook after taking a shower.
The spider gives us every sort of threat display and warning signal it can manage but we are just too thick and dull a species to notice or even care.
Some people report multiple bites that may indicate a spider tried using venomless attempts to ward off what it can only perceive as its aggressor, or perhaps it was all out of venom for some reason, or perhaps it just couldn’t manage to get a single good bite going.
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 Yellow sac spider   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
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 FAQs - Spiders
The spiders most commonly encountered in house in the Midwest are the American house spider To find a picture and information click here, the cellar spider.
They are yellow and construct silk shelters (sacks) to hide in; hence the name “yellow sac spider”.
The two most dangerous spiders found in the US, the fl widow and the brown recluse are not native to Michigan and when they are encountered it is individuals that have been imported from out of state.
www.burrpestcontrol.com /faq_spiders.htm   (243 words)

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