If you own a Mazda 6 sedan, I have some good news and some bad news. You can read upside-down or cover the screen with your hand or whatever if you prefer to hear this kind of thing in a certain order, but the joke really only works one way, so, yeah. Anyway: Good news: Your car might have a free prize inside! Bad news: The free prize is a yellow sac spider. It seems that this particular creepy crawly is a bit of a gearhead--and 2009-2010 Mazda 6 vehicles are its cars of choice. Once a yellow sac spider meets up with a Mazda 6, it usually heads into the fuel system, where, according to a letter from Mazda, it can weave a rather inconvenient web. Interference from the spider's construction projects can mess with a part called the evaporative canister vent line, which helps air make its way into the gas tank. If the web gets in the way, the evaporative canister vent line can fail to do its job, leading to a buildup of pressure in the gas tank. Should that pressure result in a crack, the gas tank can become a fire hazard. Not a good situation. That's why Mazda has issued a recall of more than 50,000 vehicles that may be at risk, based on data collected from the 20 reported cases of infestation. If you own such a vehicle, you'll get a letter from Mazda at the end of the month that will help get you set up with a dealer who can perform necessary repairs free of charge. They don't want your car to be in danger, and frankly, they've spent the past two years wondering where all their spiders went. They're gonna need those back. Mazda owners, let's be realistic here: No actual fires have happened in any of the reported cases. That means that unless you've noticed a bunch of spiderwebs all over your car, you're probably gonna be just fine. Still, better safe than sorry. The spiders themselves, however, can be rather nasty--they're moderately poisonous and their venom can cause slow-healing, itchy sores on the skin of their victims. If you spot one, engage with caution. Incidentally, the yellow sac spider has issued a boycott of all Mazda vehicles in response to the recall, accusing the manufacturer of species-ism. Source - Ology