Wasps are actually pretty cool by in large. I’ve only been stung twice by them. Once when I was a kid and it sucked and also don’t remember what I was doing. The most recent time was a few weeks ago. They built a nest in the control area of a dryer I was selling. I stuck my hand right up in their nest, and felt what I thought was electric shocks despite this dryer being unplugged for a few days. I don’t blame them and the pain subsided in minutes(also wasn’t very bad to begin with). And they are a critical player in agricultural pest control. I run into wasps all the time and have only been stung twice in forty years. Wasps, like spiders, are bros as far as I’m concerned.
Wasps are just fine. We’re recently learning their tiny brains have enough pattern recognition to recognize/remember a human face. Guess how they feel about humans screaming and waving and spazzing out? They never touch my pet pig, because he doesn’t hassle 'em. Let a nest grow under my front door, deliberately avoided looking at them, stayed chill. No problem.
That’s fair. But as someone who rarely gives a fuck about my own, let alone others around me, safety. They seem timid to sting. I’ve been stung as many times by bees, and only when I was young and extremely reckless.
But you do you homie. Please just don’t kill non ground dwellers haphazardly.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 months ago
Wasps are actually pretty cool by in large. I’ve only been stung twice by them. Once when I was a kid and it sucked and also don’t remember what I was doing. The most recent time was a few weeks ago. They built a nest in the control area of a dryer I was selling. I stuck my hand right up in their nest, and felt what I thought was electric shocks despite this dryer being unplugged for a few days. I don’t blame them and the pain subsided in minutes(also wasn’t very bad to begin with). And they are a critical player in agricultural pest control. I run into wasps all the time and have only been stung twice in forty years. Wasps, like spiders, are bros as far as I’m concerned.
shalafi@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Wasps are just fine. We’re recently learning their tiny brains have enough pattern recognition to recognize/remember a human face. Guess how they feel about humans screaming and waving and spazzing out? They never touch my pet pig, because he doesn’t hassle 'em. Let a nest grow under my front door, deliberately avoided looking at them, stayed chill. No problem.
HORNETS OTOH CAN DIE IN A FUCKING FIRE.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 months ago
Yeah screw those ground dwellers!
Also I’m gonna need some pig tax. Post picture immediately of that cute mfer!
TodaviaTyler@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Alas, I legitimately have spheksophobia. I appreciate their role in nature, but I don’t want them anywhere near me.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 months ago
That’s fair. But as someone who rarely gives a fuck about my own, let alone others around me, safety. They seem timid to sting. I’ve been stung as many times by bees, and only when I was young and extremely reckless.
But you do you homie. Please just don’t kill non ground dwellers haphazardly.