I see these tiny but still readily visible spiders indoors. maybe 1/16 to 1/8 inch. I have seen them for months parachuting down from a fluorescent counter light in my kitchen (these are golden in color) and for the past several days parachuting down from curtains in the living room (just 2 or 3 in each case). This is all far away and a different level than any plants of any type I have growing. Are these spider mites or just tiny spiders? They like I said have no readily identifiable food source and I just have a couple houseplants, spider plants of all things and they are a good distance from the action and have no pests on them. Please, instead of asking me to take pictures which I am not comfortable doing, please post your own pics of tiny critters for comparison. thanks
Are all tiny spiders mites?
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SeaMaiden
I have all kinds of spiders in my house, too. Right now I have this greenish-white one with long front legs that's hanging around my trim container, on my coffee table. I've been watching it for two days now, circling the container, then disappearing for a bit.
I also have lots of baby spiders descending from trees, getting into the house, they're everywhere. Lots of stuff is making the last reproductive dash, I think. Past two nights we've been out on the back deck playing Yahtzee and this praying mantis keeps flying around. I think the lights are attracting bugs, which attract it.
Anyway, no, not all tiny spiders are mites. Many are spiderlings, or whatever a baby spider might be called. Or, just very tiny spiders.
I also have lots of baby spiders descending from trees, getting into the house, they're everywhere. Lots of stuff is making the last reproductive dash, I think. Past two nights we've been out on the back deck playing Yahtzee and this praying mantis keeps flying around. I think the lights are attracting bugs, which attract it.
Anyway, no, not all tiny spiders are mites. Many are spiderlings, or whatever a baby spider might be called. Or, just very tiny spiders.
yeah I have all kinds of spiders, I leave them alone as they keep other bugs down. I have big ones, spiderlings, and those black mini-tarantula ones. These are not spiderlings I don't think, they are not wispy like spiderlings, they are tiny but mostly a stocky body with little bitty legs. I don't want to kill them unless they are mites.
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BrnCow
Bengal foggers will stop that shit...
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SeaMaiden
What you described sounds like a spiderling hatch. They have to disperse somehow, and what they're usually programmed to do (unless we're talking cellar dweller spiders) is get to the highest point possible, in this case your kitchen fluorescent fixture, send out a 'sailing' length of silk, and fly with it.
Sometimes, when I'm just outside enjoying the day I'll notice a tree filled with silks catching the light. Usually when I investigate it's baby spiders flying off in the wind. I've noticed this year that something makes thick silk webbing ONLY on the madrones, from here all the way through Oregon. I haven't investigated those, I haven't seen them occurring on our madrones.
i like spiders . and i feed the one in my back yard. toss insects in its web.
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noyd666
hi ya'all, jumped into car ,pulled fff seat back, reached up pulled viser down ,and fukenn triancula spider dropped out .big hairy fukerrr
quite a surprise.
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noyd666
red fang they might be called golden orb spiders.
i wonder if others have the same experience i did..
back when bugs used to bug me, alot, and i went out of my way to kill them or try to.
well, back then, bugs used to bug me, alot, even going out of their way to do it.
later , as i matured and learned more about the world, i more and more just ignored insects,they are all useful in their way and living beings to boot.
even sometimes going out of my way to help insects in trouble and shit like that.
well, today, i rarely if ever, See bugs.
and anyone around, fly or mosquito, do not bug me. nor even come nearer than is comfortable. (though i did once point out to some flies that crawling on me was really uncomfortable and tickly.)
back when bugs used to bug me, alot, and i went out of my way to kill them or try to.
well, back then, bugs used to bug me, alot, even going out of their way to do it.
later , as i matured and learned more about the world, i more and more just ignored insects,they are all useful in their way and living beings to boot.
even sometimes going out of my way to help insects in trouble and shit like that.
well, today, i rarely if ever, See bugs.
and anyone around, fly or mosquito, do not bug me. nor even come nearer than is comfortable. (though i did once point out to some flies that crawling on me was really uncomfortable and tickly.
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