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title: "Does anyone have any idea what these are??? I thought they were ants…"
description: "Does anyone have any idea what these are??? I thought they were ants but they have the body of tiny spiders. They keep finding home in at least one of my…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Carla"
published: "2026-04-06T05:29:55.562559Z"
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# Does anyone have any idea what these are??? I thought they were ants…

_Posted by Carla on 2026-04-06_

Does anyone have any idea what these are??? I thought they were ants but they have the body of tiny spiders. They keep finding home in at least one of my plants and there’s at least thousands of them in one pot. They quickly move to another plant when I aggravate them. I’m not sure if they are harming the plant. I’m in soflo is that helps with anything

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/E_r8HlRJqX9z7hL9X_8HbbK9SjMxzyaFxmEaAtHIN94/lybjKITnQre3Uf98kKUvAg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/E_r8HlRJqX9z7hL9X_8HbbK9SjMxzyaFxmEaAtHIN94/eQWA4hEaRIWu0gJUxYZcFQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-04-06

could these be ghost ants? i had a problem with them a few months ago and they burrowed in the plants too. i used taro ant bait and they were gone in two weeks.

### Whitney commented on 2026-04-06

It’s hard to tell from the picture, but I don’t think they’re spiders. Looks more like tiny ants or some other insect based on the number of legs and body segments.

### Holly commented on 2026-04-06

Omg this is giving me the heebie jeebies

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