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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??? - Cheiracanthium
Copyright © 2006 cHix0r

???Spider??? - Cheiracanthium
Southeast, Wisconsin, USA
May 29, 2006
I found this guy in my bathroom, after I took the picture, it jumped off and landed on me. I freaked out (i've been bitten too many times before) and it ran off somewhere. I've never seen this kind of spider before. At first, it kind of looked like a female Hobo spider...but why would it be here? So, I grabbed my camera and got this shot before it crawled off. It's legspan is about the size of a quarter.
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Contributed by cHix0r on 29 May, 2006 - 4:48pm
Last updated 14 June, 2006 - 2:40pm

Cheiracanthium - Longlegged Sac Spiders
A common house spider, usually sleeping in silken nests in corners during the day and hunting during the night. There's been considerable discussion here at BugGuide on the danger of a bite from a Yellow Sac Spider. Seems as though not many are bitten and the reaction varies considerably. We would still move it outside carefully by covering it with a glass and then slipping an index card underneath. Many images and comments can be found in the guide here
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