You (and so many others) need to get away from wikipedia etc. Go to a science library. I’ve been stung, and hammered, by many wasps. You’re mistaken about the tarantulas as wasp spider of choice. Here in Nebraska (and many other localities) any large spider will do, and wasp nests in outdoor “tiki lamps” are always populated by zombied wolf spiders, jumpers, huntsmen, etc. We clear them every year and they of course return as we don’t try to wipe them out, only relocate by sealing off as best we can.
You (and so many others) need to get away from wikipedia etc. Go to a science library. I’ve been stung, and hammered, by many wasps. You’re mistaken about the tarantulas as wasp spider of choice. Here in Nebraska (and many other localities) any large spider will do, and wasp nests in outdoor “tiki lamps” are always populated by zombied wolf spiders, jumpers, huntsmen, etc. We clear them every year and they of course return as we don’t try to wipe them out, only relocate by sealing off as best we can.