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title: "European Yellow Sac Spider"
description: "Cheiracanthium punctorium — Insetos e aranhas. Cheiracanthium punctorium, one of several species commonly known as the yellow sac spider, is a spider found from central Europe to Central Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/european-yellow-sac-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Yellow Sac Spider

> Cheiracanthium punctorium — Insetos e aranhas. Cheiracanthium punctorium, one of several species commonly known as the yellow sac spider, is a spider found from central Europe to Central Asia.

- Scientific name: *Cheiracanthium punctorium*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2199
- Wikidata: [Q472994](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q472994)
- iNaturalist taxon: [61866](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/61866)

## Names

- en: European Yellow Sac Spider
- de: Ammen-Dornfinger
- fr: Chiracanthe nourrice
- nl: Grote bermzakspin
- pl: Kolczak zbrojny

## Countries with the most observations

DE (264), PL (227), RU (101), AT (78), FR (76), IT (56), CZ (55), UA (47), HU (17), ES (16), KZ (15), RO (12)

## Summary

Cheiracanthium punctorium, one of several species commonly known as the yellow sac spider, is a spider found from central Europe to Central Asia. They reach a length of about 15 mm, and their bite can penetrate human skin; the bite has been compared to a wasp sting, perhaps a bit more severe, although susceptible persons can have stronger reactions, like nausea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheiracanthium_punctorium

## Photo

![European Yellow Sac Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-yellow-sac-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Harukano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/310173921

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-yellow-sac-spider?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).