in Los Angeles…
almost spider like… just want to know if it’s beneficial or a pest.
could it be a jumping black spider?
A spider. He eats other insects. He’s an ambush spider so he won’t build a web. Might build a nest, but should be beneficial.
Thanks @oldmarine !
Yep I leave alone and they get to be the size of a quarter…baddest dude in the garden (almost)
Wish I had a hundred of those, they eat everything and in a strange way will get comfortable with you and can get to be very social.
Looks like a good one to me. I’d let him hang around.
…in one of mine currently: