It’s never fun to find things in our homes that we can’t explain.
Personally, whenever I notice a new mark on the wall or catch a weird smell, I immediately worry if it’s going to get worse and end up costing me money to fix.
So, I totally understand the concern of an internet user who found mysterious black dots appearing in her kitchen.
Unexplained marks or strange discoveries in the kitchen, of all places, can be especially alarming.
After all, the kitchen is where we prepare food, and it’s the one area in the house where we want to have full control over what’s happening.
One homeowner, however, was at a loss as to the explanation behind a series of strange black dots she kept finding.
“Does anyone have any idea what these points might be?” she asked in the Facebook group ‘WeLoveMrsHinch”.
“They first appeared on the kitchen tiles, then on top of the PC we keep in the kitchen this morning.”
Thankfully there were other Facebook users who were able to give her a definitive reply, though the answers likely weren’t ones she was hoping to receive.
“Look over it and you will probably find spider,” someone wrote in her post’s comments.
“It happens a lot this time of year, spiders pooing everywhere,” another wrote.
According to the Pest Guidance website, spiders “don’t leave solid droppings; instead, their droppings are thick and liquid” and resemble dark ink stains, often appearing on walls and surfaces.
“Their faeces look like splats or drips in the shades of black, brown, white or grey,” the website reads.
“The colour or type of faeces depends on the species, but in most of the cases, you can expect dark splats or drips.
“These droppings are the combination of food and the other waste materials that are released from the spider’s body.”
I certainly didn’t know anything about spider droppings, did you? Let us know in the comments.