ລັກ​ສະ​ນະ​ກັບ​ຄືນ​ໄປ​ບ່ອນ​ກິນ

ປາກົດຂື້ນ something in the Mazda 6 fuel line is warm and inviting for the yellow sac spider, ພຽງ​ພໍ​ດັ່ງ​ນັ້ນ​ວ່າ​ພວກ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ກໍາ​ລັງ​ກໍ່​ສ້າງ​ໃນ​ໄລ​ຍະ webs ລະ​ບົບ vent ຂອງ 4 ຍານ​ພາ​ຫະ​ນະ cylinder (ແລະ​ບໍ່​ໄດ້ 6!). ບັນ​ຫາ​ດັ່ງ​ກ່າວ​ໄດ້​ຖືກ​ຖື​ວ່າ​ເປັນ “ການ​ລະ​ບາດ spider” ໂດຍ​ບໍ​ລິ​ສັດ​ລົດ, 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 ກໍລະນີ, 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.