ive not personally experienced those symptom from spider mites
im curious and look forward to following along to see what you come up with, maybe thru conversation we can see whats beneath the surface
might as well tell us about your grow and some whole plant pics please
medium?
nutes?
environment?
age/stage (if in bloom how far)
have yo sprayed the plants with anything?
could you have spilled or splashed nutes accidentally?