I found a spider in my bathroom, and traped it a small glass, is it poisonous?

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I found a spider in my bathroom, it was a little over a half inch long. It was yellow in colar with no markings on it. I traped it a small glass and released it outside, but the next day my son found it again in the same bathroom were I had found it in the first place. I havn't found any web for it at all. Is this spider poisonous or harmless? And could it be the same one or just another one? I live in Ohio, and the other guestion I have is, Is there any dangeraus posionous spider in this area? Thanks Kathy from Mansfeild.

Answer 1

The Yellow sac spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum and Chiracanthium mildei), alternately known as the black-footed spider, is not a true sac spider (of the family Clubionidae), but a long-legged sac spider, that is, a member of the family Miturgidae that was formerly classified in that group. It is one of a handful of spiders in North America whose bites are generally considered to be medically significant.



It is a rather small pale yellow spider, found in most of North, Central and South America. It takes shelter in flattened silk tubes during the day and moves about to hunt during the night. It often lives in houses and can frequently be found crawling upon walls or other vertical surfaces.





Ventral view of Cheiracanthium sp. This specimen has lost several legs.

[edit] Medical significance

The bite of these spiders is believed to be toxic to humans but rarely produce more than local symptoms. They are believed to produce a high percentage of the spider bites suffered by people, possibly because they wander about when people cannot see well or are asleep, and so they may get squeezed and bite to protect themselves. Bites that occur to farm laborers may occur because spiders hiding in their shelters on leaves may get squeezed.



It has been noted that a large number of bites attributed to the brown recluse spider may actually be the result of yellow sac spider bites, which possess a cytotoxic venom known to contain several proteolytic enzymes including alkaline phosphatase, deoxyribonuclease, esterase, hyaluronidase, lipase, and ribonuclease.[1] These enzymes can cause localized tissue necrosis (which may be similar to that caused by a recluse bite), though the symptoms are less severe and do not result in the systemic effects occasionally seen with recluse envenomations.



However, the view that this spider is dangerous to humans has been questioned. A recent study of 20 confirmed yellow sac spider bites revealed no evidence of necrosis; further review of international literature on confirmed bites revealed only a single bite with mild necrotic symptoms. [2]

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I found a spider in my bathroom, and traped it a small glass, is it poisonous?

I found a spider in my bathroom, it was a little over a half inch long. It was yellow in colar with no markings on it. I traped it a small glass and released it outside, but the next day my son found it again in the same bathroom were I had found it in the first place. I havn't found any web...

Answer 3

First of all, it's unlikely it's the same spider - probably one from the same nest. I would contact your county extension/agriculture agent - they will know all about plants/insects in your area, or can steer you in the right direction. As far as it being poisonous or not - it's impossible to tell without a picture. And yes, in Ohio, you probably have dangerous or poisonous spiders around, but for the most part they say away from humans. Look in your yellow pages under entymology, or call the local zoo. Good luck.

Answer 4

The most likely 'red' spider to be found in a house in Britain is Oonops domesticus. It is tiny but fast moving; little is known about its habits but it has been suggested that the species feeds on dust mites. I sometimes find them by going into a room after dark, switching on the light, and quickly checking the walls. Virtually all spiders are venomous but as only a few can penetrate human skin, and the quantities of venom are minute, it is unlikely that you will be harmed.

Answer 5

As far as I know the only 2 seriously poisonous spiders in the US are the brown recluse and black widow. If it was yellow, it is neither of these. Probably just a garden spider or something like that.

Answer 6

It's probably just a web spider, was there a pretty web around? No yellow venomous spiders live near you. It's either an orb web spidey or just a common flower-living spider. And its sister.



Relaaaaax...

Answer 7

The person who told you that the best idea was to kill the spider was wrong.



If you're not sure whether or not it's poisonous, don't. If you miss, and it's poisonous, it may attempt to defend itself.

Answer 8

Black Footed Spider

Answer 9

It doesn't sound poisonous but if you want to know for sure catch one in a jar with a lid and take it down to the county extension office or to a exterminator they would know.

Answer 10

It might be the same one. I'm not sure if it was poisonous but I would kill it and not touch the dead body. But I hate spiders.

Answer 11

Not the same spider and probably not poisonous.

Answer 12

the only poisonous spiders that you should be concerned with are black widows and the brown recluse or violin spider.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse

Answer 13

my best answer for you would be to kill it. i am not familiar with spiders but i am familiar with people getting spider bites. i live in south louisiana. spider bites can do a lot of damage to a person, especially to a child. its just one spider, killing it would be the safest thing for your family.

Answer 14

i dont think it is poisonous

Answer 15

Well, it depends..

Answer 16

no