Spider Drama in the Garden

June 22, 2008

Spider Drama in the Garden

Found this spider in the garden today, ready to pounce on an unsuspecting bug. Anyone know what kind of spider that is? Not sure I want to know.

Posted by Craig Goodwin on June 22, 2008 in gardening | Permalink

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My daughter said, "Oh that's a jumping spider, we studied those this year." We decided to google jumping spiders and in wikipedia it said that there are over 500 kinds of jumping spiders. We looked at all the pictures and the closest we could find to your hungry friend was a mopsus mormon. I had no idea there were so many kinds, and I actually teach third graders about spiders!

Posted by: melissa | June 22, 2008 at 03:28 PM

The fabulous guys behind the counter at Northwest Seed and Pet can identify anything for you -- not only that, but they can tell you whether or not you want that particular critter in your garden. We correctly identified a huge beetle as a pine borer using the Web, then threw it in the street to get run over by a bus (feels less like we're causing its demise that way) because the name suggests that we wouldn't want it around our trees.

But I doublechecked at NWS&P and one of the guys kindly explained that the particular beetle that I'd squished only eats already dead wood. The beetle that we need to watch out for is probably too small to notice, he said, looking at my toddler pulling seeds off the racks. Could my attention possibly be divided? But I've taken as a challenge to really pay attention in the garden and find one. Hard to do with a 2-year old determined to head out into the street, but one of these days when she's napping I might be able to spot the bug.

In any case, take the picture in and I bet they'll be able to help.

Posted by: Karen | June 22, 2008 at 04:08 PM

I believe that is a 'crab spider'. Pretty common in gardens around here, and quite often have some amazing colors. Search Google or Yahoo! images for 'crab spider' and you'll see tons of varieties.

Posted by: bri | June 22, 2008 at 09:32 PM

Thanks for the tip bri.

Posted by: Craig | June 22, 2008 at 11:29 PM

I'm guessing it is a "white crab spider" otherwise known as a "flower spider".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s4odUNQfkM

Our latest problem is STINK BUGS. Yesterday, armed with rubber bands I went around popping them.

Posted by: Keith | June 23, 2008 at 06:49 PM

This is a beautiful "Goldenrod Spider". Most attractive and comes in many shades.

Posted by: Patti Brockman | February 06, 2012 at 03:36 PM

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