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Aparamman something in the Mazda 6 fuel line is warm and inviting for the yellow sac spider, ase pou yo bati webs sou sistèm vantilasyon yo nan 4 machin silenn (epi pa la 6!). Yo te konsidere pwoblèm nan yon “enfeksyon arenyen” pa konpayi machin lan, and the clogged vent lines then can lead to a cracked gas tank and the possibility of a fire.

“A certain type of spider may weave a web in the evaporative canister vent line and this may cause a restriction of the line”

So far only 20 cases are confirmed, but this problem is prolific enough that it has lead to a recall of over 52,000 sedans! I think it’s high time the major car companies hire entomology consultants – after all, my retainer would be a lot less than the cost of that recall…

I consulted with our resident team of arachnologists here at the KA, and the above image does appear to be a sac spider. It’s too hard to tell from the image, but it’s probably not an egregious taxonomic failure.