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title: "Is it bad that my pachyphytum has a spider living in it? Or a good…"
description: "Is it bad that my pachyphytum has a spider living in it? Or a good perk to ward off pests?"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Blooming Dawn"
published: "2024-10-10T21:19:57.416303Z"
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# Is it bad that my pachyphytum has a spider living in it? Or a good…

_Posted by Blooming Dawn on 2024-10-10_

Is it bad that my pachyphytum has a spider living in it? Or a good perk to ward off pests?

## 4 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2024-10-10

Regular house spiders pose zero threat to your plants :) just depends on how much you like spiders lol

### Blooming Dawn commented on 2024-10-10

Thank you!

### Sarah commented on 2024-10-11

I leave the spiders to do their thing

### Sunny commented on 2024-10-11

I don’t harm the spiders except poisonous Brown Recluse spiders. They don’t climb plants. They like to climb into shoes.

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