Yellow Sac Spider is the common name for Cheiracanthium, a genus of araneomorph spiders found primarily across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and India, with only two species native to the New World. They are pale spiders with yellow to beige abdomens measuring 5 to 10 millimeters long, and although their bite can cause pain and swelling, a study of twenty confirmed bites in the United States and Australia found none resulted in necrosis, challenging earlier claims about the severity of their venom.
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System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleVenomous or Dangerous to Humans 3 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific NameCheiracanthium punctorium 6 Connections
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Sources
1. GBIF: Cheiracanthium punctorium
GBIFDescriptions: Feeding_guild_adultQuote, Descriptions: Feeding_guild_adult
description: carnivore
2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species profiles for Cheiracanthium punctorium
Global Biodiversity Information FacilitySpecies profileQuote, Species profile
"taxonKey": 2164096, "habitat": "terrestrial", "source": "Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species GRIIS - Luxembourg"
3. Wikipedia: Cheiracanthium
WikipediaSection: Venom
Cheiracanthium venom is purportedly necrotic, and can cause pain, swelling, and lesions in humans, but the necrotic nature and severity of its bite has been disputed.
Section: Venom; begins "Though they are beneficial predators in agricult"
Though they are beneficial predators in agricultural fields, they are also known to be mildly venomous to humans.
View the Source 4. Yellow Sac Spider (Wikipedia)
5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Scorpions And Spiders","language":"EN"},{"name":"Araignées","language":"FR"},{"name":"Arañas","language":"ES"},{"name":"蛛形纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
6. Wikidata: Yellow Sac Spider
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Araneae","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"蛛形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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