Not a pest.

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Well unless it dismembered your pet spider anyway.
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No idea what it is but keep it down there... I like my spider population.

Nice slate, what I could do with that :whistle:
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It is a wasp, taking advantage of small to medium spiders.
It had to chew the legs off this one in an attempt to get airborne.
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Ahh... very cool, I haven't seen one like it but get plenty of mud wasps, their nests are one thing, watching them on the hunt for baby food is another :whistle:
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Damian, That picture is a fine example of the Lesser Exhaust Pipe Blocking wasp. Next time you need to cut the grass and the mower and line trimmer refuse to start :lost: , - check the exhaust. That's where these guys prefer to make the nest for their young and you will probably find the exhaust filled with mud :roll:

Wonder what they did before the advent of the IC engine :?:
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Mouse wheel :lost:
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