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title: "what is this on my calathea? I wiped it оff and it came straight off,…"
description: "what is this on my calathea? I wiped it оff and it came straight off, bunched up - almost like it was plant tissue - it wasn't hard and was easy to remove so…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zdEsheUhc1nJsjXfEUIxg7"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Casey and Maria"
published: "2026-08-14T20:56:20.215279Z"
language: "en"
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# what is this on my calathea? I wiped it оff and it came straight off,…

_Posted by Casey and Maria on 2026-08-14_

what is this on my calathea? I wiped it оff and it came straight off, bunched up - almost like it was plant tissue - it wasn't hard and was easy to remove so don't think it was a scale bug but I'm stressing😭

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## 2 comments

### Buckolena commented on 2026-08-14

Could it be a spider egg nest?

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-08-15

That’s what it looks like to me too

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