Any idea what this is?
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Topic: Any idea what this is?
Posted By: cuppatea
Subject: Any idea what this is?
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 12:48pm
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Sorry the images aren't that great but they were the best I could get.
I keep finding this growth? on our clothes. I ran janola through our machine and then didn't see any for a while but now it seems to be back as I found one yesterday on a flat cloth nappy and then today on a muslin wrap. The wrap is new and has only been through the machine once. We use ecostore and DH thinks that because that has no bleaches etc in it that that is the problem, maybe it is? I have e-mailed ecostore to see if they know what it is. I've tried googling moulds etc but can't find anything that looks like this. It almost looks like a cluster of eggs. All I know is it is really gross but without knowing what it is or where it is coming from I don't know how to get rid of it. Oh and the whole thing is only about the size of a little finger nail so not very big. 
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 12:50pm
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Spider eggs?
Do you find they are on the washing when you bring them off the line? We get something similar, lots of white raised dots ....tis spider eggs! |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 12:50pm
| weird!! but sorry no idea either. |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 12:51pm
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ewwww!!!!! |
BuzzyBee wrote:Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 12:52pm
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Yeah is always off the line.
Ewwwwww Spider eggs  Now i'm really grossed out.
I will get Dh to spray the line with some kind of killer. -------------
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 12:55pm
| Yeah I was thinking they look a bit like eggs of some sort |
Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 1:02pm
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Eww, now I have goosebumps.
I hope the spray gets rid of the little buggers. -------------  
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 1:15pm
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Yep. They're eggs. I'd get the line sprayed. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 1:29pm
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Hey i get them too sometimes! I thought they were eggs of sum sort and have found them on some of my towels! is rather gross as i only notice them when i go to dry myself. Give me the heebeejebees and they dont wash off that easily either! Think i will get hubby to spray line aswell!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 1:33pm
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Yeah I did think eggs and searched fly eggs but didn't think about spiders
I didn't notice the one on the muslin wrap until I went to re-wrap Kyle earlier, he had it on all night Poor little boy. I will be double, triple, quadruple checking everything from now on until I'm sure all the spiders are gone off the line.
Apparently we have some mortein stuff in the garage so the line will be done today. I'm still totally grossed out, imagine if they had been on my undies..........ew, i've totally got the heebee geebies about it. -------------
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 1:42pm
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Yeah it's gross aye! We just scratch them off and rewash the stuff. Its worse when you put on a top and a huge black spider starts crawling up you
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 1:58pm
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Ewww, it's making my skin crawl just thinking about that! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: palomino
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 1:58pm
| ekkk *shudders* interesting to know, im going to be paranoid now and be on spider egg patrol. |
Posted By: Freesia
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 2:04pm
LOL, same here! Mum always puts her washing in the dryer on a cooler setting just to get any bugs out of it. Don't think it'd work with eggs though. Had to laugh at the undies comment  -------------
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 2:05pm
| It is prob from a grasshopper or preying mantis, I have had them before, no big deal just brushed them off! |
Posted By: pomikiwi
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 3:27pm
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eeww thats freaky! I'll be cheaking my washing now, haha! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 3:42pm
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Prey mantis eggs are in a case so its not them ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: sunnyhoney
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 4:08pm
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eeewww!! I have had those on my clean laundry before too but lighter in colour. I always just brushed them off but will be dealing with it better now I know what it is.
Thanks! ------------- Mum to: Joy Emily 1.05am 27/09/07 7lb 3oz Austin Paul 12.47pm 18/04/10 10lb 8oz |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 5:49pm
Yep we get those all the time in our house - and I terrified of Praying Mantis' too. The spider eggs are grossing me out too - at least we don't really have poisonous spiders in NZ. -------------  
 
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 6:02pm
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Yup spider eggs we sed to get them in our towels and sheets at our old house... pretty gross if you don't notice and then have spiders in ya linen cupboard
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 6:14pm
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Ewwwww, I've never noticed anything like this before. Maybe I should check my washing extra carefully! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 8:45pm
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i've had them before on clothes.....they can be hard to get off eh! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 30 January 2009 at 9:36pm
heheh I had to laugh at the undies comment too 
We get them every now and then, makes my skin crawl. Thanksfully in summer it only takes an hour for clothes to dry here so they don't really get a chance to lay eggs. I have found some in Hannah's clothing before though ------------- 
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Posted By: xox6Girls1Boyxox
Date Posted: 01 February 2009 at 8:23am
Definately spider eggs. Is your washing line situated under trees or over hanging branches? Thats when I used to get them when our line was under trees or branches....It's very gross when you dont notice them especially when they are on your towels  ....------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 01 February 2009 at 9:57am
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Ohh those are moth eggs!! I dont think they are spider eggs?? Might be lol, but they look like moth eggs to me.
We get them on our clothes if they get left on the line over night, its so gross!! So I dont leave out stuff outsude at night anymore, cos Im paranoid theya re going to be on my undies and not notice!!!! ------------- |
Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 01 February 2009 at 10:47am
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I'd agree with Sheza that they are moth eggs rather than spider eggs. Try googling moth eggs images.
We had a couple of patches of these things on the roof a little while ago but we don't have any spiders in the house but lots of moths!! I occasionally see them on the curtains and stuff too. ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 01 February 2009 at 10:53am
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Yeah they do look more like moth eggs when I searched images.
Must stop being lazy and bring the washing in rather than leaving it out over night 
On the plus side I really don't mind moths, much nicer than spiders. -------------
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