Odd shaped white lines and blotches on my leaves. Red spider mites?

beginner.legal.growop

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I find these little Red spiders on my sink. Maybe one per week, they look like very small red spiders and they have one round body with 6 legs (maybe 8, I counted six). I kill them when I find them and they squirt out all red blood. They look like the picture of a red spider mite but they are maybe the tiniest amount larger. the red that comes out of them leads me to believe they do not eat plants... when I crush grasshoppers and aphids and other things (when I grow outdoors) they all put out a yellowish green substance. These spiders put out red, probably blood... I HAVE NEVER SEEN THESE ON MY PLANTS. I check my plants almost 2-5 times a day because I am paranoid and I have never seen one on the plants. I have seen them come out of the sink but never in the shower. I am guessing these things suck the blood of something in my room? I have seen them around my house before but not ever on my household plants or cannabis plants.

the only bug that I can find on google that bleeds red is a clover mite... which looks a hell of a lot like the things in my room. There are clovers in the grass in my backyard and I have seen these spiders outside just not on them. It says clover mites leave a silver appearance on leaves. I do not see a silvery appearance on my leaves...

here are some pics... (yes that one leaf is yellow, I just fed him the other day so it should bounce back) I currently have 7 autos and these are the only ones that are doing this)

Like I said I have 7 plants; 3 cheese, 3 white widow, 1 afghan kush ryder.
The only two plants doing it are the cheese. They are in FFOF soil and all organic nutrients.
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beginner.legal.growop

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I dont think spiders have 6 legs. Also spidermites are mites not spiders. You dont have spidermites but i can see a little light burn/bleaching.
I know spiders dont have 6 legs, and I know spider mites are not spiders. I merely was explaining what they looked like. Light burn/bleach? never seen that happen before. Thanks for your input. Greatly appreciated.
 

beginner.legal.growop

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I dont think spiders have 6 legs. Also spidermites are mites not spiders. You dont have spidermites but i can see a little light burn/bleaching.
moved the lights back 6 inches. So now they are about 3-4 feet away... there are only two 400 watts, I dont see how it could still be getting worse.

I read on another site cold soil can do this. then I touched my soil pots and suprisingly the soil is colder then the room. Maybe 10 degrees colder.
 

chippewa2u

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My plants were on my basement cement floor and I was getting some leaf wilt and slow growth. I put my plants on some blocks to act as an insulator and they seem fine now. I figured the soil was pulling the cold. Good luck on your grow.
 
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