The name of the retail outlet has not been included because, even though the post is not deflamatory in any way, I feel it only fair that they be given a chance to correct the mistake.
You may be interested to know some more information about the Sac Spider. See my mother's comment below:
"I have subsequently investigated the species of the offending spider and discovered that it is a Cheiracanthium fulcatum, commonly known as the sac spider. These spiders have cytotoxic venom, which affects the cellular tissue usually restricted to the area of the bite but can spread. The bite is at first painless with symptoms developing about 2-8 hours after the bite. It starts by resembling a mosquito sting, becoming more painful and swollen. Eventually it ulcerates into a large surface lesion (up to 10 centimetres) that will require medical attention. Treatment with antibiotics might be required to treat secondary infections. The wound may take between two and 4 weeks to heal but the lesion might take months to improve. In some cases ugly scarring might occur that might require plastic surgery. This is one of the nastiest spiders in South Africa and more people are hospitalised because of bites from this species than any other spider in SA."
We've recently had a few scares in South Africa with regards to this particular spider and it would be interesting to find out what responses there are (could be) to the possibility of finding a clutter of spiders in a bunch of grapes. How often does this happen?
The writer of the following page also seems to have found them in a bunch of grapes.
http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arachnids/spiders/miturgidae/cheiracanthium.htm
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