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Showing posts with label NORTHERN YELLOW SAC SPIDER (Cheiracanthium mildei). Show all posts
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Monday 8 April 2019

8-4-2019 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - NORTHERN YELLOW SAC SPIDER (Cheiracanthium mildei)


Cheiracanthium mildei is a species of spider from the family Cheiracanthiidae. C. mildei is commonly known as the northern yellow sac spider, a name it partially shares with many other spiders of its genus. Alternatively its also called the long-legged sac spider.

C. mildei is native to Europe and North Africa through the Caucasus to Central Asia. It is introduced to the United States and parts of South America. It widespread across the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, and can be found outside, or more commonly inside houses. It is thought to have been introduced into America from Europe by English colonists.[citation needed]

C. mildei is a dominant predator of S. littoralis (a moth species) in Africa and Mid Eastern regions. The mechanism of predation include causing direct death by consuming the larvae and causing indirect death by dispersing larvae from its host plants.