Grass Spider Vs. Japanese Beetle

Here is a grass spider in action attempting to secure a Japanese beetle that has fallen in its web. At first the spider seemed to have control of the situation but the armor of the beetle was too thick and it managed to arm-bar the spider and scare it back into its funnel web. The only thing that is able to eat these Japanese beetles are bluegills in the lake, they love feasting on them. Grass spiders are a bit too delicate to take anything armored like a beetle for food. #spider