Garden Pests and Diseases: Friend or Foe #3, 0 by Night_Bloom

Night_Bloom wrote:
bluekat - yes that does look like a cucmber beetle. I'd keep an eye on them to make sure that they don't get too numerous. Small beetles are a common food of some of the predatory bugs though, so hopefully they will keep them under control.

trackinsand - I'm glad to hear that you share my appreciation for jumping spiders. I think they are cute too - I used to feed them when I was younger during my summers at my Nana's in Florida. They would take mosquitoes from my fingers and were so careful doing it, too. We already had a nice picture of a jumping spider on the last thread from bluekat, but I couldn't resist sharing this one since you brought up cute jumping spiders. This one seemed to be quite surprised to see me, and was actually one of the few who cooperated and didn't jump on my camera - most jumping spiders will jump on your camera while you are trying to take their picture. Unlike most spiders they appear to be "curious" because they have good eyesight and will often follow your movements.

A jumping spider in my basement who seemed quite surprised to see me...