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Many people hate wasps, but research shows they're smarter than you might think and ecologically important (phys.org)

submitted 2 years ago by Voyager@psychedelia.ink to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nice try...

[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

that is smarter than i thought they were

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

AEUGH

[–] El_Dorado@beehaw.org 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People hate the common asshole wasp. Most people don't know that other nicer wasps exists 😂

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Right. That small mud dauber, she's cool (even though she's probably hunting spiders to lay eggs in). The little yellow jacket that buzzes around the picnic, no big deal, I know you're just looking for food.

Those hornets who see you from a distance and go murder rage, you can just go to hell.

[–] emptyother@programming.dev 15 points 2 years ago

I'm no fan of those mostly harmless wasps that has a suicidal curiosity and no respect for personal space either. "Oh, look, lets land on this guys neck and tickle him until he tries to scratch it. THEN lets sting him." At least as a kid I could usually hear them sneaking up on me. Not so much anymore.

[–] mihnt@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The little yellow jacket, no big deal

Until you step on their nest.

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

True enough, but even the docile bee isn't going to be nice in that case.

[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago

Poor wasps. I don't see them as much as I did a decade ago.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

I wanna keep bugs around who can hurt me if I step out of line

[–] vagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.org 2 points 2 years ago

I hate Mahogany wasps. So tired of those little bastards chasing me.