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title: "Does this look like spider mites or just a normal spider web? I don’t…"
description: "Does this look like spider mites or just a normal spider web? I don’t see any mites or damage anywhere but I want to be sure."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64f11413104cee69691a7efd"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ashley"
published: "2023-08-31T22:28:35.125Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/KsMRevhAiF-bBnqmjxolx8VhJViMzWeX2bmR4sWfixo/f7b134854b3044f69bd709508f9f49b6.webp?size=large"
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# Does this look like spider mites or just a normal spider web? I don’t…

_Posted by Ashley on 2023-08-31_

Does this look like spider mites or just a normal spider web? I don’t see any mites or damage anywhere but I want to be sure.

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## 4 comments

### exitJiraffe commented on 2023-08-31

Looks like normal webbing to me.

#### exitJiraffe replied on 2023-08-31

When normal webs turn white instead of translucent, the spider has left that web. Just a way to know if you’ll run into a spider.

### Plant Father commented on 2023-08-31

you have a spider friend! i had one set up camp in my calathea because of the fungus gnats

#### Ada replied on 2023-09-01

Hey! Free pest control!

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