The first one was found by Eva, and I knew it was some sort of Metallic Green Beetle, but had to look up the species. It turned out to be a Figeater Beetle (aka Cotinis mutabilis). When I picked it up, it promptly peed on me. That's a new one.
We didn't have any figs handy, but in the end it didn't matter. Figeater Beetles are more than happy to eat persimmons, a fruit that, thanks to the neighbors' tree, we always have access to.
The other critter was an Argiope spider (possibly Argiope trifasciata, or Banded Garden Spider), hanging nonchalantly in the middle of the tomato plants. Since it is late in the season and the plants are ending their productive period, Jeanine was going to remove the chicken fence around the garden bed, but didn't want to disturb the spider web that stretches across the top of the plants. Yes, our actions are sometimes dictated by the whims of arachnids.
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