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23-MAR-2011 © MiekeWAMinkjan

Sac Spider

Melbourne, Australia

on rose Just Joey

Cheiracanthium gilvum is a beige coloured Sac spider with a dark stripe down its back.
It forms a retreat by curling green leaves into a tube.

Size: body length: female 10mm, male 5mm

Bite is venomous and can cause mild illness.
More specifically, the bite of Cheiracanthium presents as two spots, 4-8mm apart,
where the fangs penetrated the skin and are yellow-green, the colour of the venom.
After 4-8 hours, mild inflammation, swelling and pain develop.

Now I understand some strange insect bites! It were bites from the Sac Spider!

Canon EOS 40D
1/400s f/6.3 at 300.0mm iso160 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-Mar-2011 16:18:20
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent160
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program (8)
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Bernard Bosmans22-May-2011 01:36
Nicely composed shot Mieke and thanks for your elaborate advise about these innocent looking creatures, I'll be more careful. V.
borisalex29-Mar-2011 07:05
Beautiful for the shot, but I don´t like spiders! V.
Cindi Smith29-Mar-2011 05:53
Gorgeous macro. He looks quite at home there.
Sandra Cooper29-Mar-2011 05:41
Yes Mieke, who would have beleived; this little creature looks harmless!!