Talk:Cheiracanthium

Names
Currently "Yellow sac spider" redirects to C. inclusum while "Yellow sack spider" redirects to C. punctorium. C. mildei is also sometimes called "yellow sac spider," in fact that name is applied to many of the Cheiracanthium species. To avoid confusion I have redirected both yellow sac spider and yellow sack spider to the Cheiracanthium page, where it states that "certain species are commonly called yellow sac spider."--71.112.159.122 (talk) 15:31, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Someone moved the "yellow sac" link back to C. punctorium; I have returned it to this page. The Jade Knight (talk) 23:19, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

MRSA infection? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.220.237.198 (talk) 18:08, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Aggressive?
Does anyone know if these kinds of spider are supposed to be aggressive?

Couple of times i've had these drop down on a line as I walked under them, as if they were trying to attack me

CypherC2 (talk) 13:39, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

shit fuck that these spiders nasty. & when you sleep best belive they will drop from yor ceiling on you ! truth cu !

They're pretty damn aggressive if you're a Mazda! Flodded (talk) 00:26, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Mazda recall
After editing that section and noticing that a few other people are working on it as well (since this is "breaking news"), I have to wonder if it is actually encyclopedic. It just seems somewhat out of place that a huge chunk of this article is now about the Mazda recall. Perhaps it just seems that way since the article is really just a stub otherwise... I lean towards this NOT being encyclopedic; really, the only reason it's interesting is that it is odd news. Thoughts? Flodded (talk) 00:31, 4 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I think you made some good points. I mostly agree with your "stub" point, and I would add that it is an excellent stub. Note that Mazda doesn't think it's just "odd news"....... 66,000!!! 75.47.137.159 (talk) 04:52, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Agree with Flodded. To throw out some alphabet soup: WP:NNC, WP:NOTNEWS, WP:RECENT, WP:UNDUE.  WP:NNC would suggest that this is notable for the Mazda6 article, but not for the spider article.  If there are any difference of opinion, I usually leave the content for a few weeks, then remove it per WP:BRD.  If no  one restores it then the recentness has worn off and it can be forgotten, which is what usually happens. --64.85.220.104 (talk) 13:06, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Currently, the article claims that "Some yellow sac spiders are attracted to the smell of hydrogen oxide in gasoline." Given that 'hydrogen oxide' is water, does anyone have a citation for what in gasoline they're actually attracted to? Otherwise, deleting this sentence. 98.200.165.49 (talk) 16:43, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

A search for Mazda spider recall finds numerous seemingly genuine articles. Reuters has this: "While it's very rare, this spider's distinguishing characteristic is that it likes the smell of gasoline, caused by the hydrogen oxide," said automotive journalist Mitsuhiro Kunisawa. We can hope he was misquoted. I saw no other articles that said anything similar. A day or two later: Spiders may have entered Mazda cars before assembly, expert says. —Tamfang (talk) 18:29, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Necrosis
In the lead, the notion that "Their venom is necrotic ..." is disputed by VERIFIED BITES BY YELLOW SAC SPIDERS (GENUS CHEIRACANTHIUM) IN THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA: WHERE IS THE NECROSIS?. 75.47.148.36 (talk) 15:22, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Added to article. 75.47.148.36 (talk) 21:14, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Bites from the yellow sac spider.
I have been bitten about a half dozen times by these spiders in California and one time I was in the hospital for a week. It was not MRSA related. The most recent was a week ago. Everytime I caught the spider. The doctor explained to me other than my sensitivity to most insect venom, in the case of the yellow sac it was a secondary infection because of the bite. Though this doctor has not followed up on it he suspects there may be a particular strain of bacteria living on the spider. It is also possible these spiders control the amount of venom Which would explain why some have nenecrosis. To me because of my sensitivity it packs quite a punch. I have also been bitten by a Black Widow and that earned me nearly a month in the hospital and major surgery. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.107.124 (talk) 03:38, 19 April 2015 (UTC)