pests what kind of bug is this?

Edmick

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I wish I could figure out how to post a picture on here but for now I'll do my best to describe it. Its probably the size of a pencil eraser and bright yellow all over no other colors at all. Its has a large "butt" kinda like a black widow and I found it on one of my tomatoe plants. I took a picture if someone can tell me how to post it. Thanks
 
solid7 said:
It sounds kinda like a yellow-large-butt-like-a-spider-about-the-size-of-a-pencil-eraser bug.
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This was my first guess but google searches for said bug yielded nothing. Lol
 
Mods - how about a picture posting sticky? (is there are a mod, or are we in a closed loop of our own regurgitate?)
 
Edmick said:
I wish I could figure out how to post a picture on here but for now I'll do my best to describe it. Its probably the size of a pencil eraser and bright yellow all over no other colors at all. Its has a large "butt" kinda like a black widow and I found it on one of my tomatoe plants. I took a picture if someone can tell me how to post it. Thanks
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1) Upload pic to an image sharing site, e.g. Photobucket, Imgur, etc.
 
2) Copy the link to your pic from the image sharing site.
 
3) Click the Image icon in the toolbar above ^. (to the left of <>).
 
4) Paste the link from the image sharing site.
 
5) Post.
 


Was really hard to get a non blurry picture but hopefully this helps. Im used to seeing bugs in the garden but this one struck me as odd. Im just making sure its not something to worry about
 
If you can't focus on an object, at least put a piece of paper behind, so that your camera isn't trying to focus on anything else. Your camera may also have a macro mode. (if so, use that)
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I honestly can't even make out a profile.
 
It was taken on an lg stylo and I also lack a background in professional photography. Its the best i got. Sorry guys.
 
Edmick said:
It was taken on an lg stylo and I also lack a background in professional photography. Its the best i got. Sorry guys.
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No need to apologize. You got the best answer available for the info provided. LOL
 
Edmick said:
I wish I could figure out how to post a picture on here but for now I'll do my best to describe it. Its probably the size of a pencil eraser and bright yellow all over no other colors at all. Its has a large "butt" kinda like a black widow and I found it on one of my tomatoe plants. I took a picture if someone can tell me how to post it. Thanks
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I'm guessing its an orb spider

Common garden type

He is a good guy
 
Here I'm thinking it's a bug, but it is a spider?
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Never treat a spider in your garden as an enemy. They're all good.
 
:think: hmm, so i google said crab spider and half the pics show them killing pollinators :shocked: 
 
 Good guy? I'm thinking more like a mediocre guy  :lol:
 
but should bee kept around for the novelty  :cool:
 
hogleg said:
:think: hmm, so i google said crab spider and half the pics show them killing pollinators :shocked:
 
 Good guy? I'm thinking more like a mediocre guy  :lol:
 
but should bee kept around for the novelty  :cool:
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Circle of life, man... A spider can only catch so many bees. They do their part to take out flies, beetles, butterflies, moths, etc.
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All of natures creatures come with a downside, of some sort. Butterflies and moths are great pollinators, but leave their evil caterpillar offspring. Ants are amazing pollinators, but bring aphids with them.
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We gotta take the good with the bad. But I still say that there is no such thing as a bad spider.
 
solid7 said:
Circle of life, man... A spider can only catch so many bees. They do their part to take out flies, beetles, butterflies, moths, etc.
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All of natures creatures come with a downside, of some sort. Butterflies and moths are great pollinators, but leave their evil caterpillar offspring. Ants are amazing pollinators, but bring aphids with them.
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We gotta take the good with the bad. But I still say that there is no such thing as a bad spider.
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Well I'm on the fence with spiders. In the garden they are A , but I catch a spider in my house.... It's game over HAHAHAHA. Seriously though, true story on the circle of life. I would much rather have spiders in my garden than many other things. They may get some of the pollinators but they also take out others that aren't so good. So I think I'll stick with Good guy. Imagine a plant with cotton Weaver's (tent Caterpillars) they go by many many nicknames here. Those fuckers are destructive. Enough to where I would rather a million orb spiders over one tent Caterpillar. Hell I'll take a brown recluse over a tent cat. And I'm pretty arachnophobic... Just saying. Fire ants are assholes too. Tunnel spiders Ike taking them out as well.
 
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