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Cheiracanthium, commonly called yellow sac spiders, is a genus of araneomorph spiders in the family Cheiracanthiidae, and was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1839. [4] They are usually pale in colour, and have an abdomen that can range from yellow to beige. Both sexes range in size from 5 to 10 millimetres (0.20 to 0.39 in).
Cheiracanthium inclusum, alternately known as the black-footed yellow sac spider or the American yellow sac spider (in order to distinguish it from its European cousin C. punctorium), was formerly classified as a true sac spider (of the family Clubionidae), and then placed in the family Miturgidae, but now belongs to family Cheiracanthiidae. [1]
C. inclusum (Hentz, 1847) — North America, Central America, Caribbean, South America. Introduced to Réunion Introduced to Réunion C. incomptum (Thorell, 1891) — India (Nicobar Is.)
Cheiracanthium mildei is a species of spider from the family Cheiracanthiidae. C. mildei is commonly known as the northern yellow sac spider , a name it partially shares with many other spiders of its genus. [ 2 ]
Every so often we hear horrifying stories of modern day cannibalism. In 2012, a naked man attacked and ate the face of a homeless man in Miami.That same year, a Brazilian trio killed a woman and ...
Cheiracanthium punctorium, one of several species commonly known as the yellow sac spider, is a spider found from central Europe to Central Asia.They reach a length of about 15 mm, and their bite can penetrate human skin; the bite has been compared to a wasp sting, perhaps a bit more severe, although susceptible persons can have stronger reactions, like nausea. [1]
Cheiracanthiidae is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Vladimir Wagner in 1887. [1] The synonym Eutichuridae was used for a long time, but Cheiracanthiidae has priority. [1]
Females have a body length of 8–9 mm (0.31–0.35 in), males 5–6.5 mm (0.20–0.26 in). [3] C. erraticum is a distinctively marked spider which shows a wide dark red stripe running down the centre of the abdomen, which is in turn surrounded by an area of creamy-yellow while the head is a reddish brown. [4]