A normal morning for me. I walk out my door. Take a deep breath of fresh air. Glance at my newly planted herb garden. Thinking to myself : "Ah… the beauty and smell of these excellent plants. The portulacas look lovely. Oh, this is a lovely one, yellow with red spots….. wait…. spots… moving. *rub eyes*… spots still moving…." Sure that I hadn't done drugs, I take a closer look. At the new vantage point I can see that there are many tiny red spiders running around this little yellow blossom which is no bigger than a silver dollar.
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| Here is the garden, as i saw it when i walked out the door. Note the yellow flower with red spots in the foreground. |
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| A closer Look! |
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| Here is another look! |
I believe that these spiders are called Red Spider Mites. I can't be certain, and they did no damage to my plants. They only stayed on this one particular flower and I did not see them again. From what I've read other people have had infestations of them. That wasn't my experience. I loved having them pass through!!!
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