• SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    To them you are a giant who can easily kill them

    And I relish in proving them right. Fuck wasps and fuck your wasp propaganda.

    I’ve given bees snacks when they’re tuckered out on a hot day. I’ve let them rest on me. But with wasps and hornets it’s on sight.

  • drunkpostdisaster@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Once I was spraying a hive of hornets. One of them collapses outside of the next and another flew grabbed him and pulled him back into the nest. Fucking broke my heart.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Well maybe it would be easier to “Give them some Space” if their pupae didn’t completely cut off all their food processing in the fall leading to rampant aggression as they seek out sugary and fermented smells such as beer, fruits, and candy.

  • Ironfacebuster@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    I had a yellow jacket fly out of the blue then land on my heel and sting me for absolutely no reason! There wasn’t even a nest nearby!

    Then a week later another yellow jacket landed on my arm and stung me right under my watch band

    Pretty rude if you ask me

  • ikidd@lemmy.world
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    I’ve been stung about half a dozen times by wasps so far this year. They’re beginning to piss me off.

    And as an adult, my sister stepped on a hornets nest and damn near ended up dead. 150 stings had her in ICU for 4 days.

  • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Sure, but wasps made a nest right by our front door, and have the audacity to sting me when I simply walked outside. Maybe not assholes on purpose, but they deserved what they got.

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    Nope. Don’t care. I’m a scientific realist. 99.999% of the time I educate myself on matters such as these if I am misinformed, and change my stance promptly based on new information.

    But not in this case.

    Fuck this meme, fuck this info, and fuck wasps.

  • DragonAce@lemmy.world
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    I have learned thru my years of gardening that wasps and hornets are a good thing to have around, not just bees. Not only do they help pollinate flowers, they are predators to some of the most annoying garden pests. I think I’ve counted at least 7 different wasp species in my garden this summer, they’ve done a great job keeping the larger pest populations manageable.

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    There we go, that’ll learn 'em for having singers. Now to enjoy some peace.

  • kaffiene@lemmy.world
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    Here in NZ most wasps are European Wasps which are an invasive species and are very destructive to the local ecosystem

  • essteeyou@lemmy.world
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    The wasp stings me to protect its family, I kill the wasp to protect mine. Glad it’s me who’s the giant.

  • mihor@lemmy.ml
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    This waZZp propaganda is getting out of control! We need to censor it! Block Wasp Today and Waspnik right now!

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    Common wasp and germanicus vespula (european wasp) are both considered pest. Both dont pollinate. And both kill and destroy other friendly species when they do not harass you to steal your food. Same for asiatic and common hornet.

    All other wasp and hornet like the blue hornet are friendly and help the ecosystem. But you will rarely encounter them cause they let you the fuck alone and mind their own business…

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      They ARE in fact both pollinators! I get the wasp hate, but they are rather misunderstood, that’s what the meme is about! Depending on the region you live in, learn which wasp and bee species are invasive in your area and support the native ones (including the common wasp and germanicus vespula).

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        I try to give paper wasps a pass if I randomly see them, but if they come inside or start a nest in outdoor equipment, they’re gone. They only get consideration because they’re pollinators and generally not aggressive, but they still will attack so my patience is thin.