Funny

I am honor bound to come wasps' defense. They are very cool critters! The vast majority cannot and do not harm humans, and are largely an ecological boon. They prey on cultured crops pests. Some even specifically prey on roaches.

I've lived in paper wasp territory my whole ass life and only been stung twice, and it wasn't even all that bad. Like the pain was gone in a minute tops. And I consistently stick my hand and fingers into unexplored, and frequently inappropriate, areas.

Wasps are bros as much as spiders are. I would argue more so because they actively hunt pests, and are responsible for far less human deaths than spiders.

Hey!!! Now, waitaminit!

Those "pieces of shit" do a bang up job of keeping the caterpilars and other pest creepy-crawlies off the fruiting trees.

NGL, have a friend whose house has 2-inch eaves (not soffits) that are lined each summer with wasps nests.

They do nothing but ferry all the caterpillars off the peach trees to their nests all summer long.

Also, as there are always people outside on the porch, the wasps are totally chill with everyone and no one has ever been stung or swooped at.

(Friend shares the bounty.. we get lots of peaches for their diligent work.. peach pies, peach cobbler, peach schnapps, peach jam, peaches with ice cream... you get the idea...)

It's about being a part of the territory, not an interloper.

I like the wasps.. now the white faced hornets.. that's another story. Utter cunts, those ones are.

They aren't this high resolution in real life and they are moving all over. I'm fine with the big fatties but anything else I tuck my arms into my sleeves and make a high pitched scream.

Yellowjackets are rage with wings. Fuck the little bastards.

They give other wasps a bad rap.

actually the wasp eats pests. but it's also very ignorant when it senses food. so yeah, i get the resentment

Replace "piece of shit" with "avoid this asshole". Take these jerks over mosquitoes or ticks any day.

Two of the three I save when paddling.