Please help! What is this spider?

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Emineh Sydney , Australia Nov 20, 2013

They are everywhere around my windowsill and in my bed. Tiny in size, and very fast! Nothing I do gets rid of them!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 20, 2013

It's a wall spider in the genus Oecobius - see http://www.arkive.org/oecobius/oecobius-navus/image-G138161.html for an example. They specialize in feeding on ants and other small insects; completely harmless...

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Emineh Sydney , Australia Nov 21, 2013

Thank you! Is there any way to get rid of them? They have taken up residence in my bed (which is near the window).

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Nov 21, 2013

With creatures as small and mobile as these, it is nearly impossible to exclude them completely. If they really bother you that much, I suggest simply vacuuming them up...

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