• RagnarokOnline
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    5 months ago

    I disagree with how benevolent this infographic paints wasps. Wasps bad. Wasps very bad.

    • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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      5 months ago

      Paper wasps would rather bump you with their heads than sting. They are chill, and I’ve worked around them and left nests where I walk because they don’t bother me unless I get really close (and flail, that resulted in a sting).

      • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        There is a nest of paper wasps living beside my garden. They’re allowed to stay as long as I’m here because I haven’t had an aphid problem since they moved in.

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      5 months ago

      Check out the book Endless Forms. It’s an interesting exploration of types of wasps and hornets.

      Also, the last house I lived in had wasps and yellow jackets all over the yard. I only got stung twice, both times by yellow jackets, because I once mowed their nest, and another time when my dog stuck his whole head in another nest. If you don’t have threatening energy, they have no concern for you