@Nesracc : That's a female banana spider - they are so beautiful, grow so huge, make humongous webs and eat their mate when they are done with him! We had one that the web went between 2 large trees and had lots of insects in it. I could see the mate off to the side, very small. I observed MY SPIDER (no one else's) every day until the mosquito spray truck came by early one morning - left my beautiful spider and her mate hanging dead. Mosquito spray trucks are what's responsible for the loss of so many insects - good as well as the bad insects. Lightening bugs, spiders (I know - spiders are not insects), honey bees, dragon flies, butterflies, you name it. But, for some reason it doesn't touch roaches or mosquitoes. Those populations just keep growing.aggie-horticulture.t amu.edu/galveston/be neficials/beneficial -49_banana_spid 4951

@Nesracc : Oh wow I didn't know those kind of spiders eight wasps. Mosquitoes I can see but wasps look kind of big. I hope it does it lots of wasps and mosquitoes I can't stand either one. 4951

@TexasOma : wow! Thanks for the information! 4951

@TexasOma : Very interesting information. 4951

@Weathergirl5 : well that's what I've heard and read about them, have yet to see it happen-but I would love it to be true! 4951

@Nesracc : I would love for it to be true too! I hate wasps. 4951

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@Nesracc : Beautiful creatures. We have one that has set up camp in our front hedges. Avoided trimming, to allow it to be at peace for a while. 4951

@Nesracc : It's huge and scary lol! 4951

@Weathergirl5 : Ate wasps not eight wasps lol! 4951

@luannski : Yes! You are correct. Auto correct fail again lol 4951

It is a tough life for insects with all the pesticides out there. 90% of insects are beneficial insects! 4951

@TexasOma : I like her. I like her a lot!!! She's the whole package! 4951