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[–] gerryflap@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago

Wasps aren't bees. And most wasps don't suck, just yellow jackets and maybe a few other species that I'm not familiar with. European Hornets are quite chill too, as long as they don't get stuck in my house and get mad. And I presume they're all useful, even yellow jackets, but unlike the rest of them, the yellow jackets don't seem to understand when to fuck off.

I have a huge pine tree next to my apartment, it towers above the apartment building. In the past month (maybe more), the thing is basically buzzing all the time. It's a bumblebee invasion, hundreds of them. But we also get many European Hornets and the occasional wasp. It's quite impressive to see, in a time where all these specifies are under huge pressure, this massive tree seems to almost single-handedly feed multiple colonies of different species. Makes me realize how important even a single tree can be. Also for my entertainment, because I love to be on the balcony and stare at the activity in the tree a few meters away. Interestingly enough I also have only had one bumblebee enter the house accidentally, and nothing else, despite having doors and windows open almost continuously the last weeks

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

And you're not wrong for doing so. The phat bois mostly don't even have stingers. But wasps are also less likely to swarm.

[–] 6244901@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Fuck wasps fr!

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Ok, then wtf is this?

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Two of the three I save when paddling.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

One gets the paddle.

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Invasive pos | native pollinator | native pollinator

FTFY

[–] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] wieson@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

Who's determining what's invasive or native on the internet?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Native pollinator | native pollinator | wants to sting me

[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

At this point, good for you for not living in North America.

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