I instinctively felt it good to keep the grass short in front of the beehives that I just got last fall....It has been getting kind of long lately, and when I got home today I found this compelling reason that my instincts were good...
No, I did not kill the spider either. Bad luck and all...But I did cut and pull out all the grass near the hive entrance so the spiders wouldn't have such easy pickings!
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clydie & dad
I like your blog!
I think the spider is a 'flower Spider'--see the link http://www.spiderzrule.com/flowerspi.htm
they hide out and wait for bees and other insects that visit flowers, then attack.
Thanks to Clydie for identifying the spider as a crab spider or flower spider. I will do further research.