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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cheiracanthiidae » Long-legged Sac Spiders (Cheiracanthium)
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Spider BG507 - Cheiracanthium
Copyright © 2007 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

Spider BG507 - Cheiracanthium
Baton Rouge, La Crete Lane at I10, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
October 14, 2006
Size: body length 5.3 mm.
We believe this may be in the genus Cheiracanthium.
Found in shelter on Goldenrod.
Confirmation/correction would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 27 January, 2007 - 8:02pm
Last updated 4 September, 2012 - 8:56pm

Looks like a yellow sac spide
Looks like a yellow sac spider to me! Be careful!
… sara1986, 11 August, 2014 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Strotarchus. ID switched back based on new information about the clypeus. See
… Lynette Elliott, 4 September, 2012 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Sac Spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 January, 2011 - 1:07pm login or register to post comments

Spider
This looks like a sac spider to me. They are everywhere, inside and out.
… Delacy Designs, 29 July, 2010 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

 
cheiracanthium spp.
Also known as the black-footed spider, or prowling spider, family miturgidae. Originally placed in family clubionidae, now moved to (Miturgidae).
… Jeffrey A. Heupel, WHN., 25 January, 2011 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jeffrey, Please see comments
by clicking on the following image
… Lynette Elliott, 25 January, 2011 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
we have far to many in my hou
we have far to many in my house haha. from what I understand, people who are often diagnosed with a brown recluse bite have actually been bitten by one of these.
… matt Verelley, 30 December, 2010 - 1:09am login or register to post comments

 
Sac spider
I love spiders, but this type, as well as "lampshade" spiders, are my least favorites. Yes, they are everywhere!
… mikobug, 28 November, 2014 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Spider Bite
READ THIS WEB PAGE http://www.ajtmh.org/content/74/6/1043.full
RICHARD S. VETTER*, GEOFFREY K. ISBISTER,
SEAN P. BUSH and LISA J. BOUTIN
… Steve McKechnie, 12 November, 2011 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

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