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07 March 2011

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It has recently been discovered that the Yellow Sac Spider enjoys the smell of gasoline so much, it will make it's home in cars [Preferably Mazda's]. Is this spider hiding in your car?
yellow sac spider picture
Recently, Mazda motor corp has had to recall over 50,000 cars because of a fault caused by spiders. 

The Yellow Sac spider enjoys the smell of gasoline fumes to the extent that it will hide within the fuel lines of cars. Safety experts have recalled the cars due to a risk of excessive pressurisation within the fuel tank, caused by the spiders spinning their webs.

20 comments:

Anna said...

After reading this post I rushed to my mazda and checked it - no spiders! But still I'm afraid! I'm afraid of any spiders in general, not talking about them in my car!

Diana said...

My husband is afraid of any spiders. if he knew that his favorite mazda can be a house for such spiders, he would give the car away!
I guess spiders like gasoline and soon will mutate and become monsters.

mobile phone said...

oh.. realy.. its hard believe about a spider addicted to gasoline fumes, but it realy is amazing

Wilfried said...

it is amazing to know a kind of spider enjoys the smell of gasoline. I am not afraid of spider, but if it hides inside the car and makes a house, i do not know what will happen

Firenze said...

I'm not getting a Mazda anymore!!! Damn, and I really wanted to get the Mazda 6

Charleston Wedding Photographer said...

Yeah I saw that story and it freaked me out!! You never know between the dry wall from China that had mold to Mazda's with spiders!!

Joe said...

That's one of the craziest stories I have ever heard, what will be next I wonder.

MySecrets said...

Never heard of this Mazda recall because of spider! I own a mazda but I guess I dont have to worry about it because it is SO damn cold in Canada! If spider wants to do anything on the car outside, it can go right ahead. I just think it will freeze to death before anything!

HGH Therapy said...

thats strange and intresting or may be there is something this particular car which spiders like...may be a luxury car

Volvo Dealers said...

I hope he doesn't like Volvo's!:)
but I wonder why does he prefer Mazda's instead of Mercedes or BMW?

diseƱo web said...

what a curious fact!

bijuterii said...

horror... I don't want horror in my car or anywhere in my life :( is this car indicated only you are studying spiders? or...if you are Spiderman?

susan said...

This case shows once again how small things (spiders in our situation) can stop the great machine.

Max M said...

I think that isn't true - I mean spiders can't do any hard to cars even if they live inside the car. I think Mazda has invented this reason to hide some serious one.

Anonymous said...

@ Max M

I wouldn't be surprised at all if you are right. A great story never the less.

MegB said...

GREAT...I have never heared this one. Like this knowing interesting FACTS of Yellow SPIDERS. Thanks for sharing it.

PLC Training In Chennai said...

Spider picture is nice.

Honey Badger said...

Yeah, I saw a spider in my car the other day and nearly wrecked trying to kill it. Nature really is scary.

Online Jewelry Shopping said...

In my area rather in my hose lots of spiders but I never hear it.

Eman Coelho said...

Spider star spider star, get some webz and spin my car... Mazda staff make it feel, something's wrong, but it's real... look out! Here comes spider star!!!!!

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