I have a cute little spider, i think it was same one that was in a small handful in my mint garden. If I am not mistaken she is a red spotted orb weaver. Translucent pastel green with white flowers and a few red dots. Fat cute abdomen. I don't want to handle her too much to ID her. She was dropped on my chest by the icky mud dauber (local weird wasps are blue wing non native and a large yellow jacket style heavy body wasp that build tubes) that came in my window I swatted. I still can't identify these wasps, but they are picking on my huge honeybee tourist business (I suspect someones colony ran away and lives near). Her first four legs are not in her control. But her smaller legs move some.
For now she is in a styrofoam egg crate so I can keep her from drying out the cup next to her has some soaked cotton. My home is normally kept temperate (70-80). She may be a goner but I have spare time so it won't hurt me to try and giver her some hand up. But she made me think about how I'd like to have INVITED houseguests to evict riff raff. I saw on this forum that allowing a small bead of water near on occasion can maintain her while she fights? When would she need to eat? What kind of bug is in her digestive preference?
For now she is in a styrofoam egg crate so I can keep her from drying out the cup next to her has some soaked cotton. My home is normally kept temperate (70-80). She may be a goner but I have spare time so it won't hurt me to try and giver her some hand up. But she made me think about how I'd like to have INVITED houseguests to evict riff raff. I saw on this forum that allowing a small bead of water near on occasion can maintain her while she fights? When would she need to eat? What kind of bug is in her digestive preference?