It’s September in Sonoma County!

It’s September in Sonoma County! We received a call last week for a “huge, scary-looking spider.” During my inspection, I came upon this Black and Yellow Argiope orb-weaver…one of nature’s most beautiful gifts to gardens. This type of spider is not harmful and will eat other garden pests, plus it will also make a great Halloween decoration in October. 😉 I sure love discoveries like this! Here is a link if you would like to learn more about this particular type of spider:
http://www.spiderzrule.com/stand.htm