Spiders are attracted to gasoline? Who knew? Mazda certainly didn't. After the Spiders in Bananas scare last summer, it seems these gasoline-loving spiders are weaving webs around everything lately. At least Mazda is stepping up, not like the recent General Motors scandal.

Spiders, attracted to gasoline fumes, have been spinning webs that block a fuel vent in Mazda 6 sedans, forcing Mazda to recall 42,000 sedans from model years 2010 to 2012. Spiders in gasoline tanks might not be a common concern among drivers, but Mazda Motor Corp has issued a recall for Mazda 6 sedans in North America for the second time in three years. In 2011, Mazda also recalled 52,000 Mazda 6 sedans over the spiders. Mazda told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the recent recall has been caused by the same problem.

According to reports spiders are attracted to hydrocarbons in the fuel system. The evaporative canister vent line runs from a charcoal-filled canister that cleans air coming out of the gas tank, when the line is blocked it prevents air from getting into the gas tank,  This can put stress on the fuel tank, which may crack and leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire. 

They have been no confirmed of a fire being reported by Mazda car owners, but Mazda learned of nine cases where tanks were damaged even though a spring was loaded. Mazda engineers found erminedthat a change in the car's software would keep tanks from cracking even if a spider web blocks a vent.

It wasn't immediately clear whether recalls would be made by Mazda officials outside of the U.S.