Leaf eating spider on mango plant

[grantwhitcomb@comcast.net]

Hello members. I am new to the forum. I am in Stuart Fl. And recently planted t mango plants. A Glenn mango and a Coconut Cream plant.  I recently found a spider eating the leaf on the coconut  cream. Does anybody know what kind of spider it is and how to organically get rid of it?

[Oolie]

Looks like a jumping spider, family: Salticidae.

Apparently some spiders in the family do eat plants.

You can organically smash it, or capture it and sell it to the circus.

[roblack]

I doubt that little spider ate all that leaf.

[Alejandro45]

That is Araneus detrimentosus or Eriophora ravilla either way it is a orb weaving spider. Complexly harmless to your plants and family. Does not eat plants.

I am a bug guy also!!!

[So_Cal_Mike]

If you zoom in on the image you can see that is old damage on the leaf.

[grantwhitcomb@comcast.net]

Here is another pic. I moved him a couple of times and he just kept going back to the edge where the damage is.

[Tommyng]

Yes they don’t eat leaves. Just leave him alone she’ll protect your tree from bugs that can really hurt your tree.

[roblack]

It's probably waiting for the leaf eating rascals to return.