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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: pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net [mailto:pestlist-ow...@museumpests.net] On Behalf Of aa...@mindspring.com Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 9:05 PM To: pestlist@museumpests.net 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 pestlist@museumpests.net 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 pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To send an email to the list, send your msg to pestl...@museumpests.com To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
