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Crab spider

  • 31-08-2022 10:53AM
    #1
    Páid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭


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    I found this guy in my garden this morning on one of my roses. I'm fairly sure that it's a crab spider. From searching the web, it's more of a danger to bees than my roses.


    Do I need to eradicate it or can I leave it alone?



Comments

  • #2
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,467 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Absolutely leave it alone. Would you eradicate Pied Wagtails because they will eat butterflies? Or Blue Tits for eating the caterpillars of butterflies and moths? They're part of the natural ecosystem. Embrace them.



  • #3
    Páid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 917 ✭✭✭Páid


    My preference is to leave it alone. Just wanted to be sure.


    Thanks for your response.



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