Anesthetize wasps and move their whole colony without hurting them. Does that sound crazy? It might be… but I did it anyway. See how. (from youtube)

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    3 months ago

    Well I hate wasps slightly less now. Nicely made video by the way. I do pest control as part of my job and I’ll avoid killing any unless theyre inside a building after watching this, although we just get mud daubers here.

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      3 months ago

      Why kill mud daubers? They kill spiders

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        3 months ago

        Because our clients are in hospitality and ask us to and we do pest control. Some of them actually want to save the spiders not the wasps lol

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          3 months ago

          Sounds like a conflict of interest, buddy. You’re scared spiders and daubers are gonna take your job!

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          3 months ago

          A second level of predation is a sign of a healthy ecosystem and means there are enough excess spiders for the daubers to eat.