What the heck are these tiny, miniscule RED spiders i see running around my cement steps and picnic table??

Question

when u squish 'em it's like they're full of blood, leave red stains like blood

Answer 1

Sounds like Bed Bugs.

Answer 2

Shoot them with Black Flag or Raid.  They are mites and they love Roses.  Look around in ur planters... U got a infestation of mites.  Shoot them.  or they will come in to ur house.  Than u really need a exterminater.

Answer 3

What are Red Spider mites?

They are tiny, crawling, wingless, insects (well actually they are arachnids for those who like to be pedantic about semantics) that have 6 or 8 legs depending on the stage of the development. Juvenile mites have 6 legs and the adult 8. They are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye, and a magnifying glass is needed to see them. If you imagine the full stop that I have just used they are more difficult to see than that.

The BIG question… what colour are they?

Most people would say RED of course. Some say they are black, some say green. Therefore if you are checking your plants you will know what you are looking for… or will you? This has got to be one of the biggest misnomers guaranteed to mislead the unwary. A RED SPIDER MITE is only RED at a certain stage of the year, after hibernation and in the springtime. The newly hatched mite is almost white (off white/buff coloured); the adult can be almost white (but in varying degrees through to green) with two spots on its back, looking like a saddle. These spots are said to be very dark green or very dark red, so dark that it could be taken for black. But these are only spots and not the whole insect. It is also known as the Two Spotted Spider Mite. There is also another mite who is sometimes found on plants indoors and that is the Carmine Spider mite, but I haven’t seen that one yet, so I don’t know how it develops.

Answer 4

They're called red spider-mites, they're harmless enough though they can infest houseplants and greenhouses. They love dry conditions and hate humidity, so just mist the area with water to discourage them.

Answer 5

http://www.mygarden.net.au/flex/red_spid...

this is all i could find on 'em!!!!

i think they really cool, better that ants!! lol

Answer 6

Red spider mites Plain and simple. Their harmless but interesting to watch

Answer 7

I don't know what they are called but most cement based places, like sidewalks, window sills etc have them.  They are harmless.

Answer 8

It would help if we knew what section of the country you are in.  They do sound like the clover mites which appear here in the northeast this time of year.  They're harmless.

Answer 9

I know what you mean, they are all over my brick mailbox.

I thibk they are red ants :)

Answer 10

I know!  I see them outside, too!  I hate spiders.....big or small!  

Additional Info:

I just read somewhere that they're called clover mites.  I'm pretty sure that's what they are.  But they do look like spiders!