Spiders??

[MrPuffAlot]

Are Spiders herbavores??

Reason I ask, is because I have a guity conscience.
I killed 3 spiders in my grow room. The first 2 were little
spiders and seemed insignificant. But, last night, I spoted
a beautiful smallesh spider. Was spoted and with green/blue dots.
Was rather impressed. Well, i caught it and killed it.

I feel bad, because i kinda like spiders. They are the good guys.
Of course as a kid i had my fear of Spiders, but as I grew in
'intelligence, you realize, that 98% of them are harmless
and they catch and eat the bad bugs, like Mosquitos and etc.

This is my question.
Spiders dont eat plants do they??
Spiders eat other insects,
So are Spiders bad for grow room?

Mind you.. im not talking about Spider Mites.
IM talking spider spider. The Nicotine method and 2 spray downs
with Neem oil, didn't do anything against these spiders.

input please.

 

[the_riz]

nope, spiders dont eat plants.. they just like to scare the crap out of anyone who isnt too keen.. i swear they know exactly who doesnt like to be walked on.

yep spiders i guess arnt the worst things to have around as they solely rely on there predator instincts to devour any other insect in the area. Kinda like a bug zapper with less of the mess, unfortunately just a big ugly terrifying spider lol

Although there are some insects which do resemble spiders quite closely, which might not be good for your grow room... im no expert

Next time you see one of these id love to see a picture

 

[Geter-D1]

i grow out doors , and the little booogers seem to love plants ,. i have never noticed any harm from them , i personally think there quiet beneficial , they sure do seem to be your own little private army for pestacide patrol for a lot of bugs that do , do harm ,the spiders that build webs , i try to get rid of , for the webs are annoying as hell , but a lot of them are like jumping spiders and you dont have a web problem all over your plant , i wouldnt see abig marm in them in a grow room but like i said i grow out side , oh yeah they will not eat your plant... id like to see apic of one of those green / blue dotted spiders too never seen 1 of those lol

 

[MJ20]

I've never heard of a spider that would eat leaves also.

 

[Kupunakane]

Great question Mr.PuffALot,
There are no known spiders that are herbavores, However certain species of spider are known to chew leaves for several reasons.
1. spiders will chew leaves in order to make it easier to bend, (curl) for the purpose of creating a shelter. They also will do a bit of hedge clipping in order to get their web put up the way they want it. Weird huh ? Almost like they have a brain and are calculating what all needs to be altered or destroyed.
2. The spiders will also do the same with leaves to create a spot for a nest. The biggest question and suspicion is also that spiders might do a bit of damage, as that in itself will attract insects. Think this one through, I think the herbalists might be onto something. It would seem to make sense that a freshly damaged plant would bleed so to speak and the insects could possibly be drawn to the wound, thus triggering the dinner bell.
3. Lastly, jumping spiders do the same, and always leave behind an anchor line when they are moving around, They create the super strong single thread line to be used as a safety line in case they fall. The best I have ever seen was a huge jumper that would launch right out into mid air to catch it's prey and fall a short distance and end up temporarily dangling from the safety line, cool huh ? bad part is they leave this anchor line all over the plants.

The_Riz is right you know ? I can't tell you how many times a spider has jumped out and scared the crap outa me. Seems rather petty and sad to find an adult getting an adrenalin rush off of something so tiny. and you are right about their looks, marvelous and wonderful designs.
smoke in peace
KingKahuuna

 

[MJ20]

Great question Mr.PuffALot,

3. Lastly, jumping spiders do the same, and always leave behind an anchor line when they are moving around, They create the super strong single thread line to be used as a safety line in case they fall. The best I have ever seen was a huge jumper that would launch right out into mid air to catch it's prey and fall a short distance and end up temporarily dangling from the safety line, cool huh ? bad part is they leave this anchor line all over the plants.

Now that is cool