I just discovered my first gardening spider. I got questions?

Should i keep the gardening spider? What does it do in my garden? does it kill bugs? is it eating my plants? is it dangerous?

I just discovered my first gardening spider. I got questions?
The spider is a beneficial insect to the garden. You should keep it as it means no harm.


Cool spider by the way!!
Reply:actually the spider is eating the little critters that would be eating your plants so yes keep it





it is not very dangerous





i wouldnt reach out and pet it just yet but do not kill it
Reply:Every gardener should have them. She is eating bad insects that will eat you gardent plants.
Reply:I leave my garden spiders alone they are good to have out there catching some of the little pests that eat and destroy my flowers besides some of them are kinda cool-I found a bright orange spider it was asif he changed colors to hide on the flower so no one could see him. .
Reply:Unless the spider is a black widow (http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/IPM/SH%20Graphi... or a brown recluce "fiddleback" http://brown-recluse-spider.ascendedheal... don't kill it. Spiders eat insects.





Black widows typically like moist, damp places, especially undersides of rocks.





Black widow spider venom can cause abdominal and muscle pain, excessive salivation/dry mouth, sweating, swelling eyelids, and paralysis of the breathing muscles.





Fiddlebacks like dry, dusty places.





Fiddleback venom may cause necrosis (tissue death) around the bite location.
Reply:Spiders are a beneficial animal, it eat mainly bugs that would eat your plants. I live in South Carolina and have a garden. I sometimes get a garden spider which is yellow and black and about 2 inches from back legs to front legs. This spider is also not poisonous. Most garden spiders are non poisonous to humans and pets. The spider does not eat plants they use their webs to catch insects.





A few spiders are venomous The black widow spider (they are black with a red hourglass shape on abdomen) and the Brown Recluse (do not come out in daylight and rarely in gardens)

Rubber Slippers