Imagine my surprise to spot this while tending to my vegetables! I'm NOT a fan of the insect world! He or she is perched amongst my irises in my perennial garden bordering my vegetable garden.Yikes!! After I regained my composure, I couldn't resist getting some photos. I believe its a "black and yellow Argiope." It's been there for a while now- storms and rains haven't dislodged him/her from it's spot. I couldn't resist tossing a few Japanese Beetles into the web, and boy, it was interesting to see how quickly the spider went after them. Maybe my garden could use a few more of these guys, as we have an over abundance of Japanese Beetles this year!
I'll have to try to do a little painting of my garden companion someday. Funny, I was terrified of the spider at first, now I'm calling it my companion! Guess anything that helps rid the world of Japanese Beetles can't be all bad!!
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