red spider

noun

: spider mite

especially : two-spotted spider mite

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Intellectually, my brain knows that a red spider in Alabama probably will not harm me. —

Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2022 This mask is packed with a quenching blend of snow mushroom, hyaluronic acid, kangaroo paw flower, red spider flower, and candlestick flower. —

Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 16 Sep. 2021 Mohr swears by a Neem oil spray that Greaver developed that revived a prized plant infested with red spider mites — a destructive pest that’s difficult to eradicate. —

Mary Carole Mccauley, baltimoresun.com, 26 Feb. 2021 Other names for them include red spider lily and hurricane lily. —

Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 9 Sep. 2020 During a school field trip to Columbia University's science department, a blue and red spider bites Peter Parker on the hand. —

Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 26 Aug. 2020 There are nebulae named after tarantulas and red spiders, ants and butterflies, and lobsters and prawns. —

National Geographic, 20 Mar. 2018 See More

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