Yellow Sac Spiders
Yellow Sac Spider
Measuring ten millimeters in body length, yellow sac spiders are relatively small. As their name implies, these arachnids are pale yellow in color, although green, tan, straw and light brown specimens also exist. Upon close inspection, yellow sac spiders have dark mouthparts, as well as a band running laterally down the abdomen. The front legs of the yellow sac spider are longer than the other three pairs. Yellow sac spiders are often confused for other species and are easy to overlook.
In the daytime, yellow sac spiders are found inside their flattened, silk tubes. In warm seasons, these spiders tend to reside in gardens, leaf piles, woodpiles, and timber. In fall, they migrate indoors and can be seen crawling up and down walls, as well as across ceilings and vertical surfaces. Yellow sac spider populations increase significantly in fall, leading to indoor infestations.
Yellow sac spiders hunt for prey at night. These arachnids move swiftly, wielding their front legs before them. They consume small insects and arthropods, as well as other spiders. Some yellow sac spiders have been known to feed on spiders much larger than themselves and others consume their own eggs.
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