Who's that spider? Sitting on the rose bush?
I know it's a blurry image, but I am struggling with close up focus with the digital camera. Still, any ideas? About the size of a dime, maybe a bit smaller. Black, with white markings, eight legs, on the rose bush.
The rose tree got trimmed back a bit, a scary proposition for me. I really don't want that kind of scratch. Really would be nice to grow lovely roses, so I am pruning away to get it in better shape. Whole lotta dead wood. Doing no more than I have bin to clear away. Still, now we can get the garbage, recycling and lawn waste bins beside the house, not just out on the front lawn. The neighbor loaned me use of his this week, so I could make a dent in my pile. That got picked up yesterday morning.
Ok, I should have researched, then asked.
Apparently it's a Daring Jumping Spider. Not a threat to humans, & as is often the case, eats other bugs. So, cool.
7 comments:
I generally leave spiders alone, whether they are indoors or outdoors.
Nice of the neighbour to share.
Yes, pruning can do some tremendous good in certain circumstances.
I hope you have a terrific Wednesday.
A daring jumping spider, that's a nomenclature to conjure with!
Hey, I just read that Wiki entry about them, they can jump 50 times their body length, and the males often find it hand to get away fast from the females in the mating season! Double cool!
that was meant to be 'handy', not 'hand'.
Lucy,
It's hard to tpe. I agree, a great name.
I am happy to say I will be unable and unwilling to forget the name "daring jumping spider." And I think she got on the rose because there was so much evidence you weren't going to come along and whack at it.
Murr,
Welcome.
I haven't quite adopted the Buddhist principle of not squashing bugs ever, I do try not to go out of my way to kill one for no reason. Especially if I'm in her home. Any invader in the OR is a different matter, they are clearly mortally lost.
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