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What is this spider?

12 years ago

I have seen this spider on my roses for the past few days. I'm not sure what kind it is and if it's a good guy or a bad guy.

Comments (4)

Dan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
12 years ago
No spider is a bad guy.

Nonetheless, I see six legs and antennae, but can't ID attm.

Dan
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
12 years ago
Maybe something like this, Dan? (nymph of one of the leaf-footed bugs) This one is Acanthocephala terminalis, and like all true bugs, they undergo changes in appearance as they molt several times before adulthood.

Here is a link that might be useful:
forensicmom
Original Author
12 years ago
THat looks exactly like it. So it's not a spider after all. It's a member of the squash bug family, right? So these are BAD. I can pick him off but is there a way to control them if I find more?
jean001a
12 years ago
Not a problem for your rose.

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