Unpaid renter on Bananas

T-Black · 10-17-2011, 04:45 PM

I was watering my trees today and found this guy!

Did some research and I think it is a Jumping Spider more specifically a Bagheera Kiplingi, which is not venomous, and very aggresive to eat bugs! so i think ill leave him... What do yall think?

sunfish · 10-17-2011, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by T-Black

I was watering my trees today and found this guy!

Did some research and I think it is a Jumping Spider more specifically a Bagheera Kiplingi, which is not venomous, and very aggresive to eat bugs! so i think ill leave him... What do yall think?

Leave him

Bob3 · 10-18-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sunfish

Leave him

Heck, put out a "FREE RENT" sign, if you can figure out what language they can read!

Jumping spiders have excellent eyesight & will sometimes respond to "greetings" of waving/wiggling the index & middle fingers around, sorta like a "squiggling peace sign".
Keep your distance at first, till she responds in kind, just in case you inadvertently say something offensive.

T-Black · 10-18-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob3

Heck, put out a "FREE RENT" sign, if you can figure out what language they can read!

Jumping spiders have excellent eyesight & will sometimes respond to "greetings" of waving/wiggling the index & middle fingers around, sorta like a "squiggling peace sign".
Keep your distance at first, till she responds in kind, just in case you inadvertently say something offensive.

If only there was enough time in the day to sit with my new tenant and teach him to speak to me, or better yet to turn on the water and water the trees! lol

caliboy1994 · 10-19-2011, 10:54 AM

I found a black widow on my banana plant once. It has since disappeared...

Bob3 · 10-19-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994

I found a black widow on my banana plant once. It has since disappeared...

If you'd like more, we have tons of the critters around here & don't mind sharing.

You probably have more than you think, they tend to be way more active at night.
You'll usually notice their webs first, they tend to be a disorganized mess of thin webbing, not the neat geometric net-like works of art that many other types of spiders spin.

caliboy1994 · 10-19-2011, 12:01 PM

Yeah, I know. I've seen brown widows, black widows, false widows, garden spiders, blue-bellied lizards, etc. Brown widow webs look a little more organized than black widow webs. Our backyard is full of them! I have yet to see a wild tarantula though. They're supposed to come out in the fall. Just yesterday I saw a fully grown female black widow on the wall of my house. I also caught a baby lizard the other day too.

Darkman · 10-22-2011, 05:00 PM

All spiders, bees, wasps, lizards, geckos, tortoises, turtles (but I don't have water yet) salamanders, snakes, toads, frogs and many birds are welcome in my yard and garden areas. Most all of them serve a beneficial purpose. I especially like the green anole lizards. They are a bug eating machines.

caliboy1994 · 11-01-2011, 09:06 PM

Just found a massive funnel web spider in one of the petioles on my plant the other day.

Darkman · 11-02-2011, 08:10 PM

When I was growing up I used to catch bugs and feed the spiders. I especially loved to find roaches and serve them up. I hate roaches. Nasty things.

caliboy1994 · 11-02-2011, 11:26 PM

Sounds just like me! I would always feed earwigs and crickets to spiders. And I HATE roaches, so much that I won't even touch them!

Darkman · 11-05-2011, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by caliboy1994

Sounds just like me! I would always feed earwigs and crickets to spiders. And I HATE roaches, so much that I won't even touch them!

That reminded me I used to feed crickets too harvester ants. We used to have them in the fields near my house but they have disappeared. Their primary predator has also disappeared, the horny toad lizard. That was one cool lizard.

caliboy1994 · 11-05-2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkman

That reminded me I used to feed crickets too harvester ants. We used to have them in the fields near my house but they have disappeared. Their primary predator has also disappeared, the horny toad lizard. That was one cool lizard.

You can blame that on the Argentine ants, an invasive species. They're those tiny little ants I find all over my yard.

10-17-2011, 04:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
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10-19-2011, 10:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
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caliboy1994 <div style="font-style: italic;"><div style="font-style: italic;"></div></div> caliboy1994's Photo Gallery Location: SFV, California Find me on the map! Zone: USDA zone 10a; Sunset zone 18/19 Name: Andreas Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,301 BananaBucks : 284,019 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,474 Times Was Thanked 2,196 Times in 1,148 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 236 Times	Re: Unpaid renter on Bananas Yeah, I know. I've seen brown widows, black widows, false widows, garden spiders, blue-bellied lizards, etc. Brown widow webs look a little more organized than black widow webs. Our backyard is full of them! I have yet to see a wild tarantula though. They're supposed to come out in the fall. Just yesterday I saw a fully grown female black widow on the wall of my house. I also caught a baby lizard the other day too. __________________ "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." ~ Masanobu Fukuoka Find me on linktree here as Solarpunk Farmer: https://linktr.ee/solarpunkfarmer

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11-02-2011, 08:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Darkman Dirt Master Darkman's Photo Gallery Location: Pensacola, FL South of I-10 Find me on the map! Zone: 8b/9a Name: Darkman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,249 BananaBucks : 229,517 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 9,263 Times Was Thanked 1,582 Times in 702 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 243 Times	Re: Unpaid renter on Bananas When I was growing up I used to catch bugs and feed the spiders. I especially loved to find roaches and serve them up. I hate roaches. Nasty things. __________________ Darkman in Pensacola AS ALWAYS IMHO AND YOUR MILEAGE MAY DIFFER!!!!!!!! Life - Some assembly required, As is no warranty, Batteries not included, Instructions shipped separately and are frequently wrong! Kentucky Bourbon - It may not solve the problem but it helps to make it tolerable! Statistics - Data that analyst twist to support the insane opinions of those that pay them.

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caliboy1994 <div style="font-style: italic;"><div style="font-style: italic;"></div></div> caliboy1994's Photo Gallery Location: SFV, California Find me on the map! Zone: USDA zone 10a; Sunset zone 18/19 Name: Andreas Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,301 BananaBucks : 284,019 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,474 Times Was Thanked 2,196 Times in 1,148 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 236 Times	Re: Unpaid renter on Bananas Sounds just like me! I would always feed earwigs and crickets to spiders. And I HATE roaches, so much that I won't even touch them! __________________ "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." ~ Masanobu Fukuoka Find me on linktree here as Solarpunk Farmer: https://linktr.ee/solarpunkfarmer

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