While walking down the sidewalk one morning, I saw a small yellow spider crawling across the cement. I believe this spider is the Yellow Sac Spider or a Cheiracanthium Inclusum.
These spiders are usually found outside, but when the weather gets cold they tend to move inside. They also tend to be nocturnal, so it is interesting that I saw one during the day. (It was early in the morning, which may explain it.)
The yellow sac spiders are about a quarter-inch long, they can be beige or pale yellow, and they have two rows of four eyes. They do not have markings like that of a Black Widow or the like, but its front legs tend to be the longest legs. They have these long legs to help them find prey in the night.
The Yellow Sac Spider is one that can be found around the world, it tends to be shipped in agricultural products that make their way into households. These type of spiders do not make webs, instead they are free range hunters. Usually they will spend the day in their sac-like silk nest (which is where the name Sac Spider came from) in protected areas and hunt at night. These nests are usually found in high places.
Yellow Sac spiders are biters and they tend to bite in defense. The bite can be painful, but it usually is not life threatening, always seek treatment because the poisonious bite can cause side effects.
These spiders are usually found outside, but when the weather gets cold they tend to move inside. They also tend to be nocturnal, so it is interesting that I saw one during the day. (It was early in the morning, which may explain it.)
The yellow sac spiders are about a quarter-inch long, they can be beige or pale yellow, and they have two rows of four eyes. They do not have markings like that of a Black Widow or the like, but its front legs tend to be the longest legs. They have these long legs to help them find prey in the night.
The Yellow Sac Spider is one that can be found around the world, it tends to be shipped in agricultural products that make their way into households. These type of spiders do not make webs, instead they are free range hunters. Usually they will spend the day in their sac-like silk nest (which is where the name Sac Spider came from) in protected areas and hunt at night. These nests are usually found in high places.
Yellow Sac spiders are biters and they tend to bite in defense. The bite can be painful, but it usually is not life threatening, always seek treatment because the poisonious bite can cause side effects.
Sandi, good job. One unanswered question is: what do these spiders eat? You had some punctuation errors (such as commas instead of semicolons) and were inconsistent in the capitalization of the spider's name (in AP style, common names are lowercase).
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