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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: sw ohio
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This was under a leaf of one of my jalapeno pepper plants -- I thought it was an odd spider, now I'm not sure. Moves like one, but ?? The pic looks like it might have 6 legs, not 8. Crab shaped, shiny black with a single yellow dot.
Any ideas? It's tiny. Location is southwest Ohio. Here's URL if those don't work: http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3299 http://www.tomatoville.com/picture.p...pictureid=3302 Last edited by jhouse; August 21, 2019 at 02:14 PM. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: ohio
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no idea, but check with your local county extension office. they should have an entomologist on staff to ask or find out from someone else.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: sw ohio
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I sent an email to my agent, will be interested to see if they know. I couldn't find anything like it online!
Plus it looks like it might be making babies. . . just didn't know if it's a good bug or bad bug! |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC
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Try googling citrus spider or crab spider images. Some similar ones there. I had crab spiders when I lived in a house on peat but not since. Harmless insect eaters as far as I know.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: sw ohio
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Thanks, I checked it out and it doesn't look that close. It's odd, can't find anything quite like it.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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It's a wee spider.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: sw ohio
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Thanks, I finally found my wee spider! It's in the Theridula family, not sure which one though.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/541299 |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
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Super cute.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: sw ohio
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aww. Our little wilderness areas. At least the spiders just eat bugs!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia Beach
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Wow! I've never seen anything quite like that! Looks alien.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
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Glad you found it!
There's a great insect ID site where you can search insects by state. https://www.insectidentification.org/ |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
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I just hauled a big ole green lynx spider out of the house, it was on my coffee maker.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2016
Location: sw ohio
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wow that's beautiful! And thanks for the site Zeedman!
unrelated side note: I've run across so many people that confuse house centipedes with silverfish; house centipedes are very beneficial, almost every home has them, and all they want to do is eat your pests! They hunt like little lions. Last edited by jhouse; August 24, 2019 at 11:07 AM. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC
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Glad you found your spider.
When I was a kid I would lie on the floor and watch TV. One evening a giant centipede ran across the floor in front of me and I stayed up on the couch after that! Good to know they too are harmless to humans. |
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