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Double check that they are spiders and not mites. Spiders won't do anything in particular to your collections or you but some mite species can make people very itchy and often look a bit like red spiders. There are mites that feed on birds and these mites might ;) nip you too. Mites appear to have a single large body while spiders have a "waist." Either way, clean it off as with any other object of that sort and you should be ok. --Steve -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [pestlist] little orange spiders This is a message from the Pest Management Database List. To post to this list send it as an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe please look at the footer of this email. ----------------------------------------------------------- I have found several live light orange spiders (maybe 1/16 in.) running around on a wood sculpture that had been kept outdoors on a covered porch for years. Birds nested in it for at least a couple of years. The nest has been removed. Is it safe to assume that these are not culture vultures and that they are unlikely to cause damage or spread to other things? Barbara Appelbaum ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list send an email to [email protected] and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email [email protected]
